Question

Six dozen pens were placed on sale for $8.99 each. After the sale, 2 and 1/2 dozen were left.

-How many pens were on sale originally?

-How many dozens of pens were sold?

-How many pens were left at the end of the sale?

-What was the overall sales volume generated on the pens sold?

Answer 1

1. 72 pens were sold originally

2. 6 dozen - 2.5 dozen left= 3.5 dozen pens were sold

3. 2.5 dozen pens were left qt the end of the sale

4. 72 pens to be sold

42 pens were sold

30 pens were left at the end of the sale