Matthew has $0.72. He wants to buy stickers that cost $0.08 each. How many stickers can he buy?

1 Answer
Jan 27, 2018

#9#

Explanation:

Well, if each sticker costs #$0.08#, and he has #$0.72# total, then the maximum number of stickers he can buy is equal to

#($0.72)/($0.08)#

Using division, we find that

#0.72/0.08=9#

#:. # He can buy #9# stickers with #$0.72#.