Sure, let's solve this step by step.
1. Identify the given information:
- The cost of 5 combos is [tex]$12.50.
- Total payment made is $[/tex]153.
2. Determine the cost per combo:
- If 5 combos cost [tex]$12.50, to find the cost of one combo, we divide the total cost by the number of combos.
- Thus, the cost per combo = $[/tex]12.50 / 5 = [tex]$2.50.
3. Set up the proportion to find out how many combos can be bought with $[/tex]153:
- If 1 combo costs [tex]$2.50, then we set the proportion of the total amount paid to the cost per combo to find the total number of combos bought.
4. Calculate the total number of combos:
- We have $[/tex]153 to spend and each combo costs [tex]$2.50.
- To find the number of combos, we divide the total amount paid by the cost per combo.
- Number of combos bought = $[/tex]153 / [tex]$2.50 ≈ 61.2.
So, Steve buys approximately 61.2 combos with $[/tex]153.
