Kyle wants to purchase 20 prefilled decorated eggs to set up an egg hunt for his nephews and nieces. Each egg is priced at $5.00, and the store offers two different incentives.

Incentive 1: purchase any set of 3 prefilled eggs for $12.

Incentive 2: take 20% off your entire purchase.

Determine whether incentive 1 or incentive 2 offers a better discount. Find the discount amount. Round the answer to two decimal places as necessary.

Incentive____ offers a better discount. The discount amount of this incentive is $

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To determine which incentive offers a better discount for Kyle's purchase of 20 prefilled decorated eggs, we will calculate the total cost for each incentive.

Calculating Incentive 1: Purchase any set of 3 prefilled eggs for $12.

First, we need to calculate how many sets of 3 eggs are in 20 eggs:

\[ \text{Number of sets} = \frac{20}{3} = 6 \quad \text{full sets} + 2 \quad \text{extra eggs} \]

Kyle can purchase 6 sets of 3 eggs and then buy 2 additional eggs.

Cost of 6 sets of 3 eggs:

\[ 6 \times 12 = 72 \quad \text{(for 18 eggs)} \]

Cost for the 2 extra eggs:

\[ 2 \times 5 = 10 \]

Total cost for 20 eggs using Incentive 1:

\[ 72 + 10 = 82 \]

Calculating Incentive 2: Take 20% off the entire purchase.

First, we calculate the total cost without any discounts:

\[ \text{Total cost without discount} = 20 \times 5 = 100 \]

Now, calculate 20% off this total cost:

\[ \text{Discount} = 0.20 \times 100 = 20 \]

Thus, the cost after the discount:

\[ \text{Total cost with discount} = 100 - 20 = 80 \]

Comparing both incentives:

  • Total cost with Incentive 1: \( 82 \)
  • Total cost with Incentive 2: \( 80 \)

Conclusion:

Incentive 2 offers a better discount.

The discount amount for Incentive 2 is \( 20 \) dollars.

Incentive 2 offers a better discount. The discount amount of this incentive is $20.00.