Question

Cartridge Price Printed Pages

Cartridge A $36.00 300
Cartridge B $67.50 450
Cartridge C $70.00 500
Cartridge D $66.00 600
Cartridge E $84.50 650

The prices of several inkjet cartridges and an estimate for the number of pages each will print are shown in the table. Based on the unit price per page, how much more will it cost to print a page using the MOST EXPENSIVE cartridge than using the LEAST EXPENSIVE cartridge?
A) 4¢
B) 7¢
C) 8¢
D) 10¢

Answer 1

It will cost 4 cents to print a page using the MOST EXPENSIVE cartridge than using the LEAST EXPENSIVE cartridge .

Explanation:

Cartridge Price Printed Pages

Cartridge A $36.00 300

Cartridge B $67.50 450

Cartridge C $70.00 500

Cartridge D $66.00 600

Cartridge E $84.50 650

Cost of printing 300 pages with Cartridge A = $36

Cost of printing 1 page with Cartridge A =
`(36)/(300)=0.12`

Cost of printing 450 pages with Cartridge B = $67.50

Cost of printing 1 page with Cartridge B=
`(67.50)/(450)=0.15`

Cost of printing 500 pages with Cartridge C = $70

Cost of printing 1 page with Cartridge C =
`(70)/(500)=0.14`

Cost of printing 600 pages with Cartridge D = $66

Cost of printing 1 page with Cartridge D =
`(66)/(600)=0.11`

Cost of printing 650 pages with Cartridge D = $84.50

Cost of printing 1 page with Cartridge D =
`(84.50)/(650)=0.13`

Based on the unit price per page most expensive cartridge B and least expensive cartridge is Cartridge D.

So, Difference between the unit price of most expensive cartridge B and least expensive cartridge is Cartridge D = $0.15-$0.11 = $0.04

$1 = 100 cents

$0.04 = 4 cents

Hence it will cost 4 cents to print a page using the MOST EXPENSIVE cartridge than using the LEAST EXPENSIVE cartridge .