To determine how much you save by purchasing the large box of crackers from the wholesale club as opposed to buying the local store's smaller boxes, we first need to calculate the total cost of 12 reams from both sources.
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Cost of 12 reams from the wholesale club:
- The price for the wholesale club is $9.89 for 12 reams (already given).
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Cost of 12 reams from the local store:
- The local store offers 4 reams for $4.29.
- To find the cost of 12 reams, we calculate how many boxes of 4 reams are needed: \[ \text{Number of boxes needed} = \frac{12 \text{ reams}}{4 \text{ reams/box}} = 3 \text{ boxes} \]
- Now we calculate the total cost for 3 boxes: \[ \text{Total cost at local store} = 3 \times 4.29 = 12.87 \]
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Calculate savings:
- Now we can find out how much you save by purchasing from the wholesale club: \[ \text{Savings} = \text{Cost at local store} - \text{Cost at wholesale club} \] \[ \text{Savings} = 12.87 - 9.89 = 2.98 \]
Thus, by purchasing the box of crackers from the wholesale club, you save $2.98.