You and a friend both would like a salad and a small drink between the two of you you have $8 and a salad cost $2.49 and a small drink cost 99 Cents can either of you get a second salad or drink assume there is no sales tax
Let's calculate the cost of one salad and one small drink:
Salad: $2.49
Drink: $0.99
Total cost for one salad and one small drink: $2.49 + $0.99 = $3.48
Since you have $8, this means you can get:
$8 / $3.48 = 2.296 salads and small drinks (rounded to 2)
Therefore, you can get two salads and two small drinks with your $8.