The price of a stock is $3.17 per share. what is the greatest number of whole shares mr. smith can buy with $200?
a. 15
b. 63
c. 66
d. 117

the answer is b.63

Step-by-step explanation:

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Step 1

to solve this you must divide the money Mr Smith has by the price of a stock per share, it is

Money Mr smith has = $200

The price of a stock is $3.17

he cand by  whole shares, so he can buy exactly 63 shares

so, the answer is b.63

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step-by-step explanation:

option a is correct.

step-by-step explanation:

scale factor: it is used to find proportional measurements.

proportions means having the same ratio.

scale factor is the ratio of the model measurement to the actual measurement in a simplest form.

or we can say that the ratio of any two corresponding lengths in two similar geometric figures

if the scale factor is more than 1, then it is an enlargement,

if the scale factor less than 1, then it is a reduction.

given the two geometric figure:

by definition of proportions, we have