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.

Answer 1

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