Question

You have R45 and a packet of sweets costs R4.25 but you also want to grab a cup of coffee, which costs R12. How many packets of sweets can you buy if you only buy one cup of coffee?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

sweet costs = R4.25

cofee costs = R12

Total cash at hand = R45

If i buy a coffee

Total cash remains R45 - R12 = R33

R33 will by R33 / R4.25 sweets

= 7.764

= 7 sweets

Answer 2

Given:

A packet of sweets costs R4.25  

A cup of coffee costs R12

We have an amount of R45

To find:

The number of packets of sweets can we buy if we only buy one cup of coffee.

Solution:

Total amount we have = R45

If we have a cup of coffee which costs R12, then we have, R45 - R12 = R33

A packet of sweets costs R4.25

The number of packets of sweets can we buy if we buy a cup of coffee is, $\frac{33}{4.25}$

The number of packets of sweets we can buy is, 7.764

So, we can buy 7 packets of sweets.

Final answer:

The number of packets of sweets can we buy if we only buy one cup of coffee is 7 packets.