Lashonda got a prepaid debit card with $15 on it. For her first purchase with the card, she bought some bulk ribbon at a craft store. The price of the ribbon was
19 cents per yard. If after that purchase there was $10.44 left on the card, how many yards of ribbon did Lashonda buy?

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Answer:

24 yards of ribbon

Step-by-step explanation:

1. figure out how much she spent

if the card started with $15 on it, and there's $10.44 left, that means she spent $4.56

2. divide

divide 4.56 (money spent) by .19 (cost per yard) to get your answer

24

24 yards of ribbon

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