1 button costs $2.
1 box of 9 buttons costs $12.
Asher has $52.
- What is the maximum number of boxes that Asher can buy?
- How many buttons does Asher buy in total?
(a)
Sets of $12 in $52
= 52 ÷ 12
= 4 r 4
Maximum number of boxes that Asher can buy = 4
(b)
Number of buttons that he can buy with $48
= 4 x 9
= 36
Number of buttons that Asher can buy with $4
= 4 ÷ 2
= 2
Total number of buttons that Asher buys
= 36 + 2
= 38
Answer(s): (a) 4; (b) 38