Mr. Trager has $500.00 to spend at a bicycle store. All prices listed below include tax. • He buys a new bicycle for $273.98. • He buys 3 bicycle reflectors for $7.23 each and 1 bicycle helmet for $42.36. • He plans to use the remaining money to buy new cycling outfits for $78.12 each. What is the greatest number of cycling outfits that Mr. Trager can buy with the remaining money? Show your work.

Answer 1

The total amount Mr. Trager spent on the bicycle, reflectors, and helmet is:

$273.98 + (3 x $7.23) + $42.36 = $297.03

To find out how much money he has left for cycling outfits, we subtract this amount from his initial budget:

$500.00 - $297.03 = $202.97

To find out how many cycling outfits he can buy, we divide this amount by the cost of one outfit:

$202.97 / $78.12 = 2.6

Since Mr. Trager cannot buy a fraction of a cycling outfit, we round down to get the greatest number of outfits he can buy:

2 cycling outfits

Therefore, Mr. Trager can buy 2 cycling outfits with the remaining money.