1 button costs $3.
1 box of 6 buttons costs $7.
Alfred has $55.
- What is the maximum number of boxes that Alfred can buy?
- How many buttons does Alfred buy in total?
(a)
Sets of $7 in $55
= 55 ÷ 7
= 7 r 6
Maximum number of boxes that Alfred can buy = 7
(b)
Number of buttons that he can buy with $49
= 7 x 6
= 42
Number of buttons that Alfred can buy with $6
= 6 ÷ 3
= 2
Total number of buttons that Alfred buys
= 42 + 2
= 44
Answer(s): (a) 7; (b) 44