SOLUTION: If greeting cards cost $2.50 for a box 12., $1.25 for a packet of three, or 50 cents each, then the greatest number of cards that can be purchased for $17.25 is A. 73 B. 72

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Question 237612: If greeting cards cost $2.50 for a box 12., $1.25 for a packet of three, or 50 cents each, then the greatest number of cards that can be purchased for $17.25 is
A. 73 B. 72 C. 77 D. 78 E. none of these
Found 2 solutions by College Student, nyc_function:
Answer by College Student(505) About Me  (Show Source):
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$2.50 x 6 = $15.00
$1.25 x 1 = $ 1.25
$0.50 x 2 = $ 1.00 ... total: $17.25
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Now...
6 x 12 cards = 72 cards
3 x 1 card = 3 cards
2 x 2 cards = 4 cards ... total: 79 cards
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Answer: E. none of the above

Answer by nyc_function(2645) About Me  (Show Source):
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Total = 2.50 + 1.25 + .50 = 4.25
17.25 times 4.25 = 73.3125
If we round that decimal to the ones place, we get 73.