Question

Trevor has $65 to spend at the sporting-goods store.
He buys 3 cans of tennis balls for $6 each.
How many $8 sports towels can Trevor buy?

(1 point)
Responses

3 towels

3 towels

5 towels

5 towels

6 towels

6 towels

8 towels

8 towels

Answer 1

First, let's calculate how much money Trevor spends on the tennis balls. He buys 3 cans at $6 each:

\[
3 \text{ cans} \times 6 \text{ dollars/can} = 18 \text{ dollars}
\]

Now, we subtract the amount he spent on the tennis balls from his total amount:

\[
65 \text{ dollars} - 18 \text{ dollars} = 47 \text{ dollars}
\]

Next, we need to determine how many $8 sports towels Trevor can buy with the remaining $47. To find this, we divide the remaining money by the price of each towel:

\[
\frac{47 \text{ dollars}}{8 \text{ dollars/towel}} \approx 5.875
\]

Since he can only buy a whole number of towels, we round down to the nearest whole number:

Trevor can buy 5 towels.

The correct response is:

**5 towels**