Question

Anna has $370. She buys food for $150 and wants to spend the remainder of her money on books. The price of one book is $35. What is the maximum number of books she can buy?
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6
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7
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Answers

GPT-4o mini
First, we need to determine how much money Anna has left after buying food.

Anna starts with $370 and spends $150 on food:

\[
370 - 150 = 220
\]

So, Anna has $220 remaining to spend on books.

Next, we divide the remaining money by the price of one book, which is $35, to find the maximum number of books she can buy:

\[
\frac{220}{35} \approx 6.2857
\]

Since Anna cannot buy a fraction of a book, we round down to the nearest whole number. Therefore, the maximum number of books she can buy is 6.

To confirm, we can calculate the total cost for 6 books:

\[
6 \times 35 = 210
\]

If Anna buys 6 books for $210, she will have:

\[
220 - 210 = 10
\]

She would have $10 left after the purchase.

If Anna tried to buy 7 books:

\[
7 \times 35 = 245
\]

$245 exceeds her remaining $220, so she cannot afford 7 books.

Thus, the maximum number of books Anna can buy is **6**.