Algebra, NAPX-H2-35 SA

Question

William spent $15.30 on pencils for the new school year.

Each pencil cost 30 cents.

How many pencils did he buy?

Worked Solution

Strategy 1
⇒ 10 pencils cost $3.00
⇒ 50 pencils cost $15.00


∴\therefore {{{correctAnswer0}}} {{{suffix0}}} cost $15.30


Strategy 2

$15.30 = 1530 cents

Using long division:


⇒ 1530 ÷ 30 = {{{correctAnswer0}}}


∴\therefore {{{correctAnswer0}}} {{{suffix0}}} cost $15.30

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Question

William spent $15.30 on pencils for the new school year.

Each pencil cost 30 cents.

How many pencils did he buy?

Worked Solution

Strategy 1
⇒ 10 pencils cost $3.00
⇒ 50 pencils cost $15.00


∴\therefore 51 pencils cost $15.30


Strategy 2

$15.30 = 1530 cents

Using long division:


⇒ 1530 ÷ 30 = 51


∴\therefore 51 pencils cost $15.30

Question Type

Answer Box

Variables

Variable nameVariable value
correctAnswer0
51
prefix0
suffix0
pencils

Answers

Specify one or more 'ANSWER' block(s) as exampled below.
Note: correctAnswer is required, the rest are optional. ("correctAnswer" is what the student would need to type in to the box to get the answer correct.)

For example:
correctAnswer: 123.40

And optionally, specify the following, but only if you need something different to the defaults: 'width' defaults to 5 if not present, and valid values are 3 to 10; 'prefix' and 'suffix' default to nothing if not present.
prefix: $
suffix: mm$^2$
width: 5

correctAnswerNcorrectAnswerValueAnswer
correctAnswer051

pencils

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