Question: At Peanut Emporium, peanuts cost $3 per pound with a 15-pound minimum. If Baxter spent $105 on peanuts, how many pounds over the minimum did he purchase? Think carefully first, then make a decision:
Start by figuring the number of pounds Baxter bought. $105 / $3 per pound = 35 pounds of peanuts. 35 pounds bought - 15 pounds minimum = 20 pounds over. So the answer is 20.