Questions: Mai got a prepaid debit card with 30 on it. For her first purchase with the card, she bought some bulk ribbon at a craft store. The price of the ribbon was 24 cents per yard. If after that purchase there was 23.04 left on the card, how many yards of ribbon did Mai buy? yards

Solution Steps

To find out how many yards of ribbon Mai bought, we need to determine how much money she spent on the ribbon and then divide that amount by the price per yard. First, subtract the remaining balance from the initial amount on the card to find the total spent. Then, divide the total spent by the price per yard to find the number of yards purchased.

To find the amount spent on the ribbon, we subtract the remaining balance from the initial balance: \[ \text{Amount Spent} = 30.00 - 23.04 = 6.96 \]

Next, we divide the amount spent by the price per yard to find the number of yards of ribbon purchased: \[ \text{Yards Purchased} = \frac{6.96}{0.24} = 29 \]

Final Answer