Question

A display case of gold chains are marked 26 for $7. If Ruth has $56, how many gold chains can Ruth get?

Answer 1

208

Explanation:

Before we dive into the math - 26 gold chains for $7? Really??? Gold coloured I think (I'm thinking thin aluminum chains with gold spray paint).

Ok - that aside done, let's do some math.

We can buy 26 of these extremely questionable chains for $7. Ruth, who apparently has $56 to spend on something, is opting to buy as many chains as she can get her hands on. How many sets of 26 chains can she buy?

We divide $56 by $7 to find out:

`$56-:$7=8` sets.

Each set has 26 chains, so that's:

`26xx8=208`

And so i have to ask - what the heck will she do with 208 shoddy gold-coloured chains???