Question

Boxes of cereal normally cost £2.89 each, but a supermarket has a special offer: Boxes of Cereal 3 for the price of 2

Megan has £20 and she wants to get as many boxes of cereal as possible. How many boxes can she buy?
please answer fast

Answer 1

9 boxes

Explanation:

Boxes of Cereal 3 for the price of 2, the the price of the 3 boxes of cereals must be : 2 × £2.89 = £5.78

Boxes Megan can buy for the offer = £20 ÷ £5.78 = 3.46 (to 3 s.f.)≈ 3

3 × 3 =9 packs

But they actually only cost : 3 × £5.78 = £17.34

Therefore after buying the offer Megan has £20 - £17.34 = £ 2.66 left, which is not enough to buy a single pack, so the answer is 9.