Question
At the grocery store, boxes of coffee that normally cost $6.99 each were priced at 2 for $8.50. Jack bought 4 boxes at the sale price. How much money did he save by buying the 4 boxes of coffee on sale?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To calculate how much Jack saved by purchasing the coffee on sale, we first need to determine the regular price of the 4 boxes and the sale price.
1. **Regular price of one box of coffee**: $6.99
2. **Regular price for 4 boxes**:
\[
4 \times 6.99 = 27.96
\]
3. **Sale price of the coffee**: The sale price states that the coffee is 2 boxes for $8.50.
4. To buy 4 boxes, Jack would need to buy 2 sets of 2 boxes:
\[
2 \times 8.50 = 17.00
\]
5. **Now, we calculate the savings**:
\[
\text{Savings} = \text{Regular price} - \text{Sale price} = 27.96 - 17.00 = 10.96
\]
Thus, Jack saved **$10.96** by buying the 4 boxes of coffee on sale.
1. **Regular price of one box of coffee**: $6.99
2. **Regular price for 4 boxes**:
\[
4 \times 6.99 = 27.96
\]
3. **Sale price of the coffee**: The sale price states that the coffee is 2 boxes for $8.50.
4. To buy 4 boxes, Jack would need to buy 2 sets of 2 boxes:
\[
2 \times 8.50 = 17.00
\]
5. **Now, we calculate the savings**:
\[
\text{Savings} = \text{Regular price} - \text{Sale price} = 27.96 - 17.00 = 10.96
\]
Thus, Jack saved **$10.96** by buying the 4 boxes of coffee on sale.