SOLUTION: Mr. Bennett has a class of 14 students. He can spend $20 on each student to buy math supplies for the year. He first buys all of his students calculators, which costs a total of 1

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Question 727257: Mr. Bennett has a class of 14 students. He can spend $20 on each student to buy math supplies for the year. He first buys all of his students calculators, which costs a total of 117.18 . After buying the calculators, how much does he have left to spend on each student?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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(14*20-117.18)/14=11.63
(280-117.18)/14=11.63
or
117.18/14=8.37
20-8.37=11.63