Question

Your supervisor instructsyou to purchase 240 pensand 6 staplers for thenurse's station. Pens arepurchase in sets of 6 for$2.35 per pack. Staplers aresold in sets of 2 for 12.95.How much will purchasingthese products cost?

Answer 1

Given:

Number of pen you are to purchase = 240 pens

Number of staplers you are to purchase = 6 staplers

Cost of pen in sets = 6 for $2.35

Cost of stapler in sets = 2 for $12.95

Let's find how much it will cost to purchase these products.

First find the average cost of each item:

`\begin{gathered} \text{Average cost of pen = }(2.35)/(6) \\ \\ \text{Average cost of stapler = }(12.95)/(2) \end{gathered}`

To find the total cost, we have the equation:

Total cost = (Average cost of pen x number of pens to be purchased) + (Avg cost of stapler x number of staplers to be purchased)

`\text{Total cost = (}(2.35)/(6)*240)+((12.95)/(2)*6)`

Let's evaluate the equation:

`\begin{gathered} \text{Total cost = (}(2.35*240)/(6))+((12.95*6)/(2)) \\ \\ \text{Total cost = (}(564)/(6))+((77.7)/(2)) \\ \\ \end{gathered}`

Solving further:

`\begin{gathered} \text{Total cost = (}94)+(38.85) \\ \\ \text{Total cost = }132.85 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the amount for purchasing these products will cost $132.85

ANSWER:

$132.85