Question

Jasmine has a $300 gift card to Target. She spends $125 on a new coffee maker and wants to spend the rest on hoodies which are $35 each. How many hoodies can jasmine buy without going over her $300 limit ?Type YES or NO Jasmine can buy 3 hoodies?Jasmine can buy 7 hoodies?

Answer 1

Given data:

The given amount of gift card is G=$300.

The amount Jasmine spend on coffee maker is c=$125.

The cost of hoodies is h=$35.

The expression for total is,

G=c+hx

Substitute the given values in the above expression.

300=125+35x

175=35x

x=5

So, the numbers of hoodies Jasmine can buy is 5.

Thus, Jasmine can buy 5 hoodies.