Question

Use this information to answer the following 4 questions: Marie has a weekly budget of \(\$ 24,\) which she likes to spend on magazines and pies. If the price of a magazine is \(\$ 4\) each, what is the maximum number of magazines she could buy in a week?

Short answer

Marie can buy a maximum of \(6\) magazines within her \(\$24\) weekly budget as \(\frac{24}{4} = 6\).

Step-by-step solution

Determine the budget and price of a magazine

Marie has a weekly budget of \(24, and the price of one magazine is \)4.

Divide the budget by the magazine price

Divide Marie's weekly budget by the price of one magazine to find out how many magazines she can buy: \[\frac{24}{4}.\]

Calculate and round down

Performing the division, we get: \[\frac{24}{4} = 6.\] Marie can buy a maximum of 6 magazines within her $24 weekly budget.