Question

A dress is on sale for d dollars. The regular price is 3 times as much.

Janine has enough money to buy 2 dresses at the regular price.

How many dresses can Janine buy at the sale price?

Answer 1

6 dresses

Explanation:

Given: sales price is $d

Regular price is 3 times of sales price

Janine has money to buy 2 dresses at regular price.

Now, finding the number of dresses Janine can buy at the sales price, if sale price is d

Regular price=
`3* d= 3d`

Janine has total money=
`3d* 2= 6d` (∵ regular price is 3d)

∴ Number of dresses bought by Janine=
`(Total\ money)/(sale\ price\ of\ one\ dress)`

⇒ Number of dresses bought by Janine=
`(6d)/(d) = 6\ dresses`

∴ Number of dresses bought by Janine is 6.