Sheet # 38/The Fifth Grade Aquarium
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A local pet store donated a 20 gallon aquarium to Mrs. Jackson's class. The only thing they needed was to fill it with water and fish, so the 24 students decided that each student would contribute 75 cents to stock the tank with fish. A committee of three students reported the following information to their classmates:
- The local pet store sells fish for $0.90 each
- The two fish are priced at 2/$1.70, but you must buy two.
- The ten fish are priced at 10/$8.00 but you must buy ten.
1. How much money did the class raise?
2. If they pay 90 cents for each fish, how many fish can they buy? How much change will they get back?
3. If they pay 2 fish/$1.70, how many fish can they buy? How much change will they get back?
4. If they buy 10 fish/$8.00, how many fish can they buy? How much change will they get back?