Question

The furniture store is having a weekend sale on chairs. If you buy 2 chairs, then you can get a third chair for ¾ off of the regular price. Eric buys 3 chairs, each regularly priced at $128. After the discount, what is the price that Eric ended up paying for each chair? Show all of your work clearly.

A) $64
B) $96
C) $128
D) $32

Answer 1

After applying the discount to the third chair, Eric's total for three chairs is $288. When this total is divided by three, we find that Eric paid an average of $96 per chair.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the price that Eric pays for each chair during the furniture store sale, we need to determine the total cost of the three chairs, including the discount, and then divide that total cost by three. Each chair is regularly priced at $128. According to the sale, if you buy two chairs, you get the third chair for ¾ off. Thus, the discount on the third chair is $⅓ × $128 = $96, so Eric pays only $32 for the third chair ($128 - $96 = $32).

The total cost for the three chairs would be the sum of two full-priced chairs and one discounted chair:

• Two chairs at regular price: 2 × $128 = $256
• Third chair with discount: $32

Now, add these totals together to find the overall cost for three chairs:

$256 + $32 = $288

Finally, to find the average price paid per chair, divide the total by the number of chairs:

$288 ÷ 3 = $96 per chair