Question

The Lawrence family needed to cut expenses on their cell and landline phone service, cable television service, and Internet service. Here are the best prices they found forbasic service, using different service providers: Cell Phone Service: $36.45 per month Landline Phone Service: $30.11 per month Cable TV Service: $57.43 per monthInternet Service: $37.32 per month They found a company with a package deal with all 4 services for $131.59. What is the percentage decrease by purchasing the packagedeal?15.8%16.5%17.7%18.4%None of these choices are correct

Answer 1

Given:

Cell Phone Service, x=$36.45 per month

Landline Phone Service, y= $30.11 per month

Cable TV Service, z=$57.43 per month

Internet Service, p= $37.32 per month

The price for a package of all services, P=$131.59.

The total price of services before purchasing the package is,

$T=36.45+30.11+57.43+37.32=161.31$

Now, the percentage decrease by purchasing the package is,

$\begin{gathered} \text{Percentage}=\frac{T-P}{T}\times100 \\ =\frac{161.31-131.59}{161.31}\times100 \\ =18.4 \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the percentage decrease by purchasing the package is 18.4%.