What is the result of the problem below? Thanks What is the problem system?The Webster family is planning a barbecue for one hundred people. The Webster family needs one plastic plate for each person at the barbecue. The Stop and Shop store and Market Place Store both sell plastic plates in packages of fifteen for five dollars and forty-eight cents per package. How many packages of plastic plates does the Webster family need to buy?
Packages of plastic plates are on sale for one-half off regular price at the Stop and Shop store.Packages of plastic plates are on sale for buy one, get one free at the Market Place store. Which store is offering the better buy for plastic plates?
The Market Place store will sell certain items in bulk. If you buy the plates in cartons of four packages of plates,the store will discount the full carton $2.00. You may only buy full cartons.They will not split cartons for this extra savings. Would buying this way save the family money at the sale price? Show all your mathematical thinking.
15 x 6=90 plates 15x7=105plates
So, in conclusion, the Webster family bought 7 packages of plates.
Q2: 5.48/2=$2.74 Buy1 Get1 free 70/2=3.5 4
$2.74X4=$10.96=Total cost
The Stop and shop store has better prices.
Q3: Yes. I say this because if you buy 4 packages of plates, you save $2.00. And since they bought 7 packages, they saved $2.00.
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