Suppose you have an aunt who always eats 2 biscuits with one cup of tea. She...
Suppose you have an aunt who always eats 2 biscuits with one cup of tea. She eats biscuits only with tea. A can of biscuits costs $14 and it contains 20 biscuits. A cup of tea costs 60 cents. She reserves $60/month to her teas and biscuits. How many cups of tea will she drink per month?
Homework Answers
20 biscuits would be eaten with 10 cups of tea.
Total expense = 14 + 0.6 x 10 = $ 20
Number of cups of tea in a month = 60/20 x 10 = 30 cups
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