Question

Mrs. Payne needs 35 notepads. She can buy them in packs of 10 notepadsor as a single pads. What are all the different ways Mrs. Payne can buy the notepads? Find a pattern to solve

Answer 1

she can by 3 in a 10 pack and by 5 in the one pack

Answer 2

Different ways in which Mrs. Payne can buy notepads.

Explanation:

We are given the following information in the question:

Number of notepads needed by Mrs. Payne = 35

She can buy them in packs of 10 or as single notepads.

Different ways in which she can purchase them:

1. 3 packs of 10 and 5 singles

`(3* 10) + (5* 1) = 35`

2.2 packs of 10 and 15 singles

`(2*10) + (15* 1) = 35`

3. 1 pack of 10 and 25 singles

`(1* 10) + (25* 1) = 35`

4. 35 singles

`(0* 10) + (35* 1) = 35`

Pattern observed:

Each time we are decreasing one pack of 10 and adding 10 singles.