Question
Mia is planting flowers in her garden. Flowers for one bed costs $3.25 and a bag of soil costs $6.50 each. She doesn't know how many flowers beds she can plant but knows that she needs 5 bags of soil. Mia has a budget of $60.00.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To help Mia determine how many flower beds she can plant with her $60.00 budget, we first need to calculate the total cost of the soil and then see how much money she has left for the flowers.
1. **Calculate the total cost of the soil:**
Mia needs 5 bags of soil, and each bag costs $6.50.
Total cost of soil = 5 bags × $6.50/bag = $32.50.
2. **Calculate the remaining budget for flowers:**
Mia's total budget is $60.00.
Remaining budget for flowers = Total budget - Total cost of soil
= $60.00 - $32.50 = $27.50.
3. **Calculate how many flower beds she can plant:**
Each flower bed costs $3.25.
Number of flower beds = Remaining budget for flowers / Cost per flower bed
= $27.50 / $3.25 ≈ 8.46.
Since Mia can't plant a fraction of a flower bed, she can plant **8 flower beds** with her remaining budget.
**Summary:**
- Total cost of soil: $32.50
- Remaining budget for flowers: $27.50
- Number of flower beds Mia can plant: 8
1. **Calculate the total cost of the soil:**
Mia needs 5 bags of soil, and each bag costs $6.50.
Total cost of soil = 5 bags × $6.50/bag = $32.50.
2. **Calculate the remaining budget for flowers:**
Mia's total budget is $60.00.
Remaining budget for flowers = Total budget - Total cost of soil
= $60.00 - $32.50 = $27.50.
3. **Calculate how many flower beds she can plant:**
Each flower bed costs $3.25.
Number of flower beds = Remaining budget for flowers / Cost per flower bed
= $27.50 / $3.25 ≈ 8.46.
Since Mia can't plant a fraction of a flower bed, she can plant **8 flower beds** with her remaining budget.
**Summary:**
- Total cost of soil: $32.50
- Remaining budget for flowers: $27.50
- Number of flower beds Mia can plant: 8