Answer:

1. How many thermal scanners can Ana and Marie buy?

2. Thermal scanners cost 1,618.94 each, and their father gave them 5,000.

3. Division.

4. 5000/1,618.94 (?)

5. The answer is 3. 5000/1,618.94 = 3.08, and you can't exactly half a thermal scanner, so we remove the decimals and make it 3.

Verified answer

What is asked?

• Problem asked is to know how many thermal scanners can Ana and Marie buy.

What are the given facts?

• The thermal scanner costs P1, 618.94 and their Father gave them P5, 000.

What operation to be used?

• Operation to be used is division. Why? Because we are going to determine how many thermal scanner we can buy with P5, 000 money

What is the mathematical sentence?

• P5, 000 ÷ P1, 618.94 = N

Answer and solution

P5, 000 ÷ P1, 618.94

• 1, 618.94 should be 161, 884 and 5, 000 shall be added two zeroes, so 500, 000

3.08

161, 894 | 500, 000.000

485, 682

1, 431,800

1, 295,152

1,366,480

FINAL ANSWER IF ROUNDED OFF IS 3

So, Ana and Marie can buy 3 thermal scanners with the P5, 000 money