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Mr. Tragrr has $500.00 to spend at a bicycle store. All the prices listed down below include tax.

• He buys a new bicycle for $273.98
• He buys 3 new bicycles for $7.23 each and 1 bicycle helmet for $42.36
• He plans to use the remaining money to buy new cycling outyfor $78.12each.
What is the GREATEST number of cycling outfits thatMr. Traeger can buy withthe remaining money?

User BooRanger
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The greatest amount would be 2
User Marcel Sonderegger
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To answer the question, you need to determine the amount Mr. Traeger has left to spend, then find the maximum number of outfits that will cost less than that remaining amount.

Spent so far:

... 273.98 + 3×7.23 +42.36 = 338.03

Remaining available funds:

... 500.00 -338.03 = 161.97

The cycling outfits are about $80 (slightly less), and this amount is about $160 (slightly more), which is 2 × $80.

Mr. Traeger can buy two (2) cycling outfits with the remaining money.

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The remaining money is 161.97/78.12 = 2.0733 times the cost of a cycling outfit. We're sure he has no interest in purchasing a fraction of an outfit, so he can afford to buy 2 outfits.

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