Question

Elliot collects miniature toy cars. He wants to fill 4 display cases.each display case holds 15 cars. He has 28 cars now, and he is able to buy 3 more every month with the money he saves from his allowance. How many more months will it be until elliot has enough cars to fill all 4 display cases?

Answer 1

Answer:

Elliot has to wait 11 months before he has enough cars

Step-by-step explanation:

Elliot has 4 display cases with each case being able to hold 15 cars. Thus we know

total # of cars Elliot can place in his display case = 4 * 15 = 60 cars

From this, we can figure out how many more cars Elliot needs by subtracting the amount of cars he already has

# of cars Elliot needs = 60 - 28 = 32 cars

Now to find the number of months Elliot needs, we divide by how many he can buy each month

# of months Elliot needs to save up for = 32 / 3 = 10 2/3

Assuming Elliot does not get his allowance until the end of the month, we will have to round the number of months up to the nearest integer, 11