Suppose that the price of Cracker Jacks is 50 cents a box and the price of M&Ms is 25 cents a bag.If you have $10 to spend and decide to purchase 8 bags of M&Ms, the maximum quantity of Cracker Jacks that you can purchase is ________ boxes.
A) 10
B) 12
C) 16
D) 20

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The total cost of 8 bags of M&Ms is 8 * 25 = 200 cents. This leaves you with 1000 - 200 = 800 cents to spend on Cracker Jacks. Since each box of Cracker Jacks costs 50 cents, you can purchase 800 / 50 = 16 boxes of Cracker Jacks.

Suppose That the Price of Cracker Jacks Is 50 Cents