Question

Jane went to the grocery store with $10 in her pocket. She wants to purchase as many 12-packs of soda that she can. One 12-pack costs $3.20 and the sales tax is 8%. How many 12-packs can Jane purchase?

Answer 1

she can buy 2 12 packs of soda

Answer 2

only two

Explanation:

Jane went to the grocery store with $10 in her pocket.

She wants to purchase as many 12-packs of soda that she can.

One 12-pack soda costs = $3.20 and Sales tax = 8%

Cost of 12-pack soda with sales tax = 3.20 + (8% of 3.20)

= 3.20 + (0.08 × 3.20)

= 3.20 + 0.256

= $3.456

In $10 she can buy =
`(10)/(3.456)` = 2.89

She can buy only two 12-packs of soda and money left with her $3.088.