Question

Betty has $33 to buy plants for her greenhouse. Each plant costs $8. How

many plants can she buy? Do not include units in your answer.

Answer 1

4 plants

Explanation:

If betty has $33 dollars and each plant is $8, than 33/8 ≈ 4

(8 * 4 is 32)

She will have one dollar left but she can't buy another plant since that's not enough.

Answer 2

4 plants

Explanation:

Take the amount of money she has and divide by the cost per plant

33/8

The amount is 4 with 1 dollar left over

4 plants