Question

Yara is trying to find the best price for 8 notebooks.

If 2 notebooks cost $14.00 at Barnyard Books, and 5 notebooks cost $20.00 at The Bookworm, how many dollars will Yara save if she buys 8 notebooks from The Bookworm instead of Barnyard Books?

Answer 1

Yara will save $24.00 if she buys 8 notebooks from bookworm instead of barnyard books.

Explanation:

if 2 notebooks = $14.00, then, 14 ÷ 2 = $7.00

Therefore, 1 notebook at Barnyard book is $7.00

She bought 8, so 8×7 = $ 56.00

> She will spend $56.00 at Barnyard book

while at bookworm, 5 notebooks cost $20.00

> 20 ÷ 5 = $4.00

Therefore, 1 notebook at bookworm cost $4.00

She bought 8, so 8×4 = $32.00

> She will spend $32.00

Subtract the total amount that she'll spend on both stores

$ 56.00 - $ 32.00 = $ 24.00

Therefore, Yara will save $24.00 if she buys 8 notebooks from bookworm instead of barnyard books