Malcolm bought dog-food bowls to give away as prizes at a dog-lovers event. The plastic bowls cost 6 dollars each and the stainless steel bowls cost 10.50 each. Malcolm bought 7 plastic bowls and spent a total of 136.50 dollars on prizes. How many stainless steel bowls did malcom buy?
Solution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What we know: Malcolm bought 7 plastic bowls and spent a total of 136.50 dollars on prizes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We would subtract: 136.50 - 42 = 94.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After determining the price of the stainless steel bowls, we would then divide: [tex]94.5 \div 10.50 = 9[/tex] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
