Darrell has $55 to purchase a balloon bouquet for a celebration. A balloon bouquet costs $25 to make and $1.50 per balloon.

How many balloons can Darrell have in the balloon bouquet?

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Question

Darrell has $55 to purchase a balloon bouquet for a celebration. A balloon bouquet costs $25 to make and $1.50 per balloon.

 

How many balloons can Darrell have in the balloon bouquet?

 

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mathstudent55 · Answer

Subtract the amount it costs to make the bouquet from the money Darrell has.
That tells you how much money he has left for balloons.
Then divide that amount by the cost of each balloon to find how many balloons he can have.