SOLUTION: The cost of buying a school lunch is Y60 per day. If a student has a monthly budget of Y1,000 for food, determine the number of days he should bring his lunch to make sure that h

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Question 914836: The cost of buying a school lunch is Y60 per day. If a student has a monthly budget of Y1,000 for food, determine the number of days he should bring his lunch to make sure that he does not exceed his budget. Assume that there are 28 school days in a month and that lunch brought from home is not deducted from his budget.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) About Me  (Show Source):
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How many of 60 is in 1000? Keep the whole number part and ignore the remainder part.

1000%2F60=100%2F6=50%2F3=16 when ignoring the remainder.

The remaining days without purchasing a lunch are 28-16=12 days to bring lunch not purchased.