Question

Paper clips are sold in boxes of 1000.

Each box costs £15.40
The table below shows the discount offered for large orders.
Total order Discount
£40 - £54.99 5%
£55 - £79.99 6.5%
£80
8%
above
Ethan orders 5 boxes of paper clips.
Work out the amount of discount Ethan gets.

Answer 1

Ethan orders 5 boxes of paper clips and each box cost £15.40.

£15.40 x 5 = £77

Ethan gets a 6.5% discount.

6.5% of £77 is simple to find us X as representation of 6.5% (we want to know how much is that in pounds)

X/6.5% = 77/100%

X (100) = 77 (6.5)

X (100) = 500.5

X = 500.5/100

X = £5.01

Ethan got a discount of £5.01