A deli is offering a special for its sandwiches. A customer will receive three free sandwiches for every five sandwiches purchased. Jane ordered 619 sandwiches for an office party at a large company. How many sandwiches did Jane have to pay for?



Answer :

For every 5 sandwiches purchased,she got 3 free
For  619 she would get  619 x3 / 5  =1857 /5 = 371 free
She ordered  619 -371 = 284
she paid for 284 sandwiches