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Henry receives a $60.00 gift card to pay for movies online. He uses his gift card to buy 3 movies for $7.50 each. If he spends the rest of his gift card balance on renting movies for $1.50 each, how many movies can Henry rent?

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Explanation

Choice B is correct. It's given that Henry uses his $60.00 gift card to buy 3 movies for $7.50 each. Therefore, Henry spends 3$7.50, or $22.50, of his $60.00 gift card to buy 3 movies. After buying 3 movies with his $60.00 gift card, Henry has a gift card balance of $60.00-$22.50, or $37.50. It's also given that Henry spends the rest of his gift card balance on renting movies for $1.50 each. Therefore, Henry can rent $37.50$1.50, or 25 , movies.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.