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16 October, 23:43

Jessica's family is on vacation at the Outer Banks. She is going to buy dinner at a local seafood distributor. She can buy shrimp at $8.50 per pound and crab cakes for $3 each. she has $45 to spend and must buy 3 pound of shrimp. What is the largest quantity of crab cakes that she can buy?

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  1. 17 October, 03:18
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    Must buy 3lb shimp

    8.5*3=25.5 dollars spent

    45-25.5=19.5 dollars left to spend on crab cakes

    3 dollasr each

    19.5/3=6.5

    can buy 6.5 crab cakes

    I don't think the seller would allow you to buy 0.5 cake, so round down

    you can buy 6 crab cakes
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