Question

You need to buy canning jar. They cost $15 a box, and you only have $150 to spend. You also have a coupon that will give you a $25 discount on your total. What is the maximum number of boxes you can buy?

Answer 1

You can buy a maximum number of 11 boxes

Explanation:

The first step is to calculate the number of boxes that you can afford with the $150 without the discount. This can simply be done by dividing $150 by $15

= 10 boxes.

The next step is to calculate the effect of the discount on the total of $150. The $25 discount will increase your average sum to $175. This extra $ 25 can afford you one more box. bringing the total number of boxes to 11.

You can buy a maximum number of 11 boxes