Question

Brian has $78 and wants to purchase tapes through a music club. Each tape costs $7.50. The music club will add a total postage and handling charge of $3.50 to his order. What is the greatest number of tapes he can purchase?

Answer 1

Answer:

9 tapes

Step-by-step explanation:

First, subtract the handling charge from his $78.

78 - 3.50 = 74.5

So, Brian has $74.50 to purchase tapes. Each tape costs $7.50, so let's find out how many he can purchase.

74.50 / 7.50 = 9.933 (approximately)

Since Brian can't buy 0.933 of a tape, he will only be able to buy 9 tapes.

Answer 2

Based on the cost of the tape, the amount Brian has and the handling charge, Brian can purchase no more than 9 tapes.

First find out the amount he can spend on tapes:

= Total amount to use - Postage and handling charge

= 78 - 3.50

= $74.50

Each tape costs $7.50 so the highest number of tapes he can buy is:

= Amount available for tapes / Cost of tapes

= 74.50 / 7.50

= 9.93 tapes

= 9 tapes

Note: Round down to 9 because the tapes bought have to be a whole number and cannot be rounded up without more money.

In conclusion, Brian can only buy 9 tapes.

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