Question

A deli is offering a special for its sandwiches. A customer will receive three free sandwiches for every five sandwiches purchased. Jane ordered 611 sandwiches for an office party at a large company. How many sandwiches did Jane have to pay for?

Answer 1

3 free sandwiches for every 5 sandwiches means that in every group of 8 sandwiches, 3 are free.
611 is how many groups of 8?

Answer 2

76.375

Answer 3

Good. There are 76 full groups of 8.
How many sandwiches are there in 76 groups of 8?

Answer 4

do i divide 76 and the 8 for that?

Answer 5

No. You multiply 76 by 8.

Answer 6

608

Answer 7

Great.
76 groups of 8 sandwiches are a total of 608 sandwiches.
She needs 611, so she needs 3 more sandwiches to have a total of 611.
That means she needs to pay for 76 groups of 8 sandwiches and pay for 3 more sandwiches.

In each group of 8 sandwiches, she only pays for 5 sandwiches.
What is 5 times 76?

Answer 8

380

Answer 9

Good.
She pays for 380 sandwiches (5 * 76) and receives 608 sandwiches (8 * 76).
Now she needs to pay for 3 more sandwiches to have a total of 611.
What is 380 + 3?

Answer 10

383

Answer 11

Correct. That's the final answer.

Answer 12

oooh ok! thank you

Answer 13

You're welcome.