Question

if each pen costs $7 and joseph has a total of $410, how many pens would he be able to buy if the shopkeeper gives him a discount of $20 on the total bill at most?

Answer 1

After applying a $20 discount to Joseph's total of $410, he has $390 left to spend on pens. At the cost of $7 per pen, he can buy approximately 55 pens.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many pens Joseph can buy with a discount of $20, we need to determine the maximum number of pens he can purchase with his current budget, and then apply the discount. Each pen costs $7, and Joseph has a total of $410. Therefore, we can divide the total amount by the cost of each pen to find out the maximum number of pens he can buy:

Number of pens = Total amount / Cost per pen

In this case, the Number of pens = $410 / $7 = 58.57 (approx.)

Since we can only buy whole numbers of pens, Joseph can buy a maximum of 58 pens. Now, to apply the $20 discount, we subtract $20 from the total amount he has to spend:

Amount after discount = Total amount - Discount

Amount after discount = $410 - $20 = $390

Now, to find out how many pens Joseph can buy with the discounted amount, we divide the new total by the cost per pen:

Number of pens with discount = Amount after discount / Cost per pen

Number of pens with discount = $390 / $7 = 55.71 (approx.)

Again, we can only buy whole numbers of pens, so Joseph can buy a maximum of 55 pens with the discount.