Martina recieved a $80 gift card for a coffee store. She used it in buying some coffee that cost $8.37 per pound. After buying the coffee she had $29.78 left on her card how many pounds of coffee did she buy?
Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Given the statement:
Martina recieved a $80 gift card for a coffee store. She used it in buying some coffee that cost $8.37 per pound
Determine how many pounds of coffee did she buy if she had $29.78 left on her card.
Solution:
In order to determine the amount of Coffee that Martina bought, we simply need to so subtract first 29.78 to 80, then divide the difference by 8.37
= $80 - $29.78
= $50.22
= $50.22/$8.37
= 6 pounds
Final answer:
Martina bought 6 pounds of coffee.