Question

Claire has $160. She buys a coat for $42 and wants to spend the remainder of her money on earrings. The price of one pair of earrings is $26. What is the maximum number of pairs of earrings she can buy?
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3
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5
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7
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4
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Answer 1

To find out how many pairs of earrings Claire can buy, we first need to determine how much money she has left after buying the coat.

1. **Subtract the cost of the coat from her total money**:
\[
160 - 42 = 118
\]

So, Claire has $118 left.

2. **Next, we need to divide the remaining money by the cost of one pair of earrings**:
\[
\frac{118}{26} \approx 4.538
\]

Since Claire cannot buy a fraction of a pair of earrings, we take the whole number part.

3. **The maximum number of pairs of earrings Claire can buy is**:
\[
4
\]

Thus, the maximum number of pairs of earrings Claire can buy is **4**.