Question
I am trying to solve a problem and am having difficulty solving it and do not know how to begin solving it.
Samuel and Jason sell cans to a recycling center that pays $0.40 per pound of cans. the table shows the number of pounds of cans that they sold for several days.
1. Samuel wants to use his earnings from and Monday and Tuesday to buy some batteries that cost $5.60 each. How many batteries can Samuel buy?
Please help me with this.
Samuel and Jason sell cans to a recycling center that pays $0.40 per pound of cans. the table shows the number of pounds of cans that they sold for several days.
1. Samuel wants to use his earnings from and Monday and Tuesday to buy some batteries that cost $5.60 each. How many batteries can Samuel buy?
Please help me with this.
Answers
Ms. Sue
We can't see your table.
Matt
I was not able to put it in sorry.
Monday Samuel's cans (pounds)
16.2
Tuesday Samuel's cans(pounds)
11.8
Monday Samuel's cans (pounds)
16.2
Tuesday Samuel's cans(pounds)
11.8
Ms. Sue
(16.2 + 11.8) / 5.6 = _______ batteries
Matt
So 16.2 plus 11.8=28.0
Then you said to do 28.0/5.6
How would you do this type of division? Can you explain?
Then you said to do 28.0/5.6
How would you do this type of division? Can you explain?
Matt
Wouldn't it just be 28/56=2?
Ms. Sue
Does 2 make sense to you? 11.80 would buy 2 batteries.
http://www.google.com/#q=28+%2F+5%2C6+%3D+
http://www.google.com/#q=28+%2F+5%2C6+%3D+
Matt
Okay. I was going to answer 5 but I am trying to figure out how to do the division part of it.
Ms. Sue
http://www.mathsisfun.com/dividing-decimals.html
Matt
Thank you I think I figured it out. I posted two other problems.
Ms. Sue
You're welcome.
Paige
I need help with my homework ms.sue or matt
Anonymous
idk too
aubrey
it is two batteries. and is there anyone who ever gets on this anymore?