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In Mathematics / High School | 2014-04-22

You are comparing prices from two office supply stores. Your office needs 5 cases of blue paper.

- Home & Office Headquarters lists a case of paper at $25.85 with a 10% discount on an order of 5 cases or more. Delivery costs from Home & Office Headquarters are $2.50 per case.
- Office Supplies R Us lists a case of paper at $27.36 with a 15% discount on 5 cases or more. Office Supplies R Us will deliver for $10 an order.

What is the least amount that you would have to spend for the paper?

Asked by CarlettaGali149

Answer (3)

5x[$25.85-($25.85 x 0.10) ] + (5 x 2.50)=$128.83 compared to[ 5 x 27.36( $27.36 x 0.15)]+ 10.00= 126.28 is the least amount.
answer is ------> $126.28

Answered by shoebutton | 2024-06-10

To calculate the **least amount **you would have to spend for the paper, compare the total costs from both stores. The total cost from Home & Office Headquarters is $128.85 and from Office Supplies R Us is $126.30. Therefore, the least amount you would have to spend is $126.30 from Office Supplies R Us. ;

Answered by Qwglue | 2024-06-18

After calculating the costs, the least amount to spend on the blue paper is $126.30 when ordering from Office Supplies R Us. Home & Office Headquarters would cost $128.85. Therefore, Office Supplies R Us offers the better deal.
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Answered by Qwglue | 2024-09-27