Question

Tyler has $41 to spend on flowers for a party. He spends $11 on one bouquet, and spends the rest of money on sunflowers that cost $6 each. How many sunflowers can Tyler buy to spend exactly $41?
Let s be the number of sunflowers Tyler buys. Start by writing an expression that represents the total amount of money Tyler spends on flowers.
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Complete the equation to represent the amount of money Tyler has to spend on flowers.
6s+11 =
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Solve for the value of s. Solve on paper, or show your work below. Then enter your answer on Zearn.
6s+11
=
41

s
=
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What does your answer of 5 mean in this situation?
6s+11 = 41
s = 5

Tyler can buy 5 more bouquets to spend $41.

Tyler can buy 5 sunflowers to spend $41.

Tyler needs to spend $5 on sunflowers to spend $41.

Answer 1

Let's break down the problem step by step.

1. Tyler has $41.
2. He spends $11 on one bouquet.
3. The remaining amount he has after buying the bouquet is:
\[
41 - 11 = 30
\]

4. Sunflowers cost $6 each. To find out how many sunflowers he can buy, we can set up the equation:
\[
6s + 11 = 41
\]
Here, \( s \) represents the number of sunflowers Tyler buys.

5. We simplify this equation:
\[
6s = 41 - 11
\]
\[
6s = 30
\]

6. Now, we divide both sides by 6 to solve for \( s \):
\[
s = \frac{30}{6}
\]
\[
s = 5
\]

So, Tyler can buy **5 sunflowers**.

### What does the answer of 5 mean in this situation?
The correct interpretation is:

**Tyler can buy 5 sunflowers to spend $41.**

This means he spends all his remaining money on the 5 sunflowers after already purchasing the bouquet.