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 $5 to spend and decide to purchase 8 boxes of Cracker Jacks, the maximum quantity of M&Ms that you can purchase is ________ bags.
A) 4
B) 8
C) 10
D) 12

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With $5 and choosing to buy 8 boxes of Cracker Jacks at 50 cents each, you spend $4 (8 boxes * $0.50/box = $4). This leaves $1 to spend on M&Ms, which are 25 cents a bag. Therefore, you can buy 4 bags of M&Ms ($1 / $0.25/bag = 4 bags).

Suppose That the Price of Cracker Jacks Is 50 Cents