SOLUTION: John was given 100 pounds for Christmas.He wants to buy as many cd's in the HMV. Each cd costs 8.99 pounds. how many can he buy
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Question 685219: John was given 100 pounds for Christmas.He wants to buy as many cd's in the HMV. Each cd costs 8.99 pounds. how many can he buy
Answer by 31381(1) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If we call the number of cds x then we can come up with the equation 8.99x = 100. To solve this equation, we divide both sides by 8.99 which gives us x = about 11.12. Since you cannot purchase partial cds, John can buy 11 cds.
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