document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=19290>Question 19290</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> connie has $10 to buy doughtnuts and coffee. she needs to buy coffee,whitch is $3.50, and will spend the rest on doughnuts. if the doughnuts are $0.40 each, what is the maximum number of doughnuts she can buy? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #9330 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=9330\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First, take the $3.50 that she will spend on the coffee from the $10.00 that she has to start with.  This leaves ($10.00 - $3.50) $6.50.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now the question is: How many doughnuts, at $0.40 each, can she buy with $6.50?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: Divide $6.50 by $0.40 = 16.25 doughnuts. But, since she probably can't buy a quarter of a doughnut, then the maximum (whole) doughnuts she can buy is 16. </SPAN>\n" );
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