Question

Mr. Rodgriguez has $180 and 40 students. He would like to gift everyone a reading book which $3.50 per book and a pencil box for each student. How much will each pencil box cost? *

Answer 1

Answer:

The first step would be to multiply 3.50 by 40 to get 140 then you would subtract 180 by 140 to get 40 so each pencil box has to cost 1 dollar in order for each student to get a pencil box.

Step-by-step explanation:

The first step would be to multiply 3.50 by 40 to get 140 then you would subtract 180 by 140 to get 40 so each pencil box has to cost 1 dollar in order for each student to get a pencil box.