SOLUTION: Jennifer has $65 to spend on pants and shirts. She buys a pair of pants for $25 and buys shirts that cost $11. What is the greatest number of shirts Jennifer can buy?

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Question 1139618: Jennifer has $65 to spend on pants and shirts. She buys a pair of pants for $25 and buys
shirts that cost $11. What is the greatest number of shirts Jennifer can buy?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, josgarithmetic:
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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Money for shirts:
65-25=40

How many shirts possible to buy?
%2840%2Adollars%29%2A%281%2F11%29%28shirts%2Fdollars%29=3%267%2F11

Up To 3 shirts
(No buying fraction of a shirt)