Question

A family made three trips to the grocery store in one month.•on the first trip they spent 100 on groceries.•on the second trip they spent 20% less than they did on the first trip.•on the third trip they spent 3/4 as much as they did on the second trip.what was the total amount of money the family spent on groceries for the month?

Answer 1

Given

Trip 1=$100

Trip 2=trip1*80%

Trip 3=trip2*3/4

Procedure

Trip 1=$100

Trip 2=80%*100=$80

Trip 3=(3*80)/4=$60

Total=Trip 1+Trip 2+Trip 3=

Total=$100+$80+$60

Total=$240