Question

a gym teacher has $86 to spend on new basketballs. if each basketball costs $9, how many basketballs can the gym teacher buy? basketballs submit

Explanation:

Step1: Divide total budget by cost per ball

$\frac{86}{9} \approx 9.56$

Step2: Take whole number portion

Since partial basketballs can't be bought, we use the integer part of the result.

Answer:

9 basketballs