Question

Chris and Jess are putting together gift bags for a party. Each guest will receive a bag with 4 glow sticks and 2 fun erasers. Chris takes $20 to a store to buy glow sticks, which come in boxes of 30 and cost $5.42 per box. Jess takes $10 to a store to buy the erasers. They come in boxes of 20 for $2.97 per box. 20 Please What is the cost per bag? Round to the nearest cent. Per bag $

Answer 1

Cost per bag = $1.02

Explanation:

Each guest will get a bag with 4 glow sticks and 2 fun erasers.

Cost of a box of 30 pieces of glow sticks = $5.42

Cost of one glow stick =
`(5.42)/(30) \approx \$0.18`

Total money available for Glow sticks = $20

Quotient when 20 is divided by 5.42 is 3.

Therefore, a maximum of 3 boxes of glow sticks can be bought.

i.e. 90 glow sticks can be bought.

Cost of a box of 20 pieces of fun erasers = $2.97

Cost of one fun eraser =
`(2.97)/(20) \approx \$0.15`

Total money available for fun erasers = $10

Quotient when 10 is divided by 2.97 is 3.

Therefore, a maximum of 3 boxes of fun erasers can be bought.

i.e. 60 fun erasers can be bought.

One bag contains 4 glow sticks and 2 fun erasers.

Cost of one bag = 4\times 0.18 + 2\times 0.15 = $1.02