Question

Susan got a prepaid debit card with 20 on it.For her first purchase with the card, she bought some bulk ribbon at a craft store. The price of the ribbon was 16 cents per yard. If after that purchase there was 14.88 left on the card, how many yards of ribbon did Susan buy?

Answer 1

32 yards

Explanation:

Let's see, the card started out with $20 on it, and ended up with $14.88.

To find how much she spent on ribbon, we can first subtract the 2 amounts:

20-14.88

=5.12

So, Susan spent $5.12 on ribbon. We also know that each yard of ribbon was $0.16, so we can divide the spent amount ($5.12) by $0.16 to find out how many yards she bought:

5.12/0.16

=32

So, Susan bought 32 yards of ribbon.

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