SOLUTION: Please help me with the homework 1. Suppose that two scientific calculators cost R230. 1.1. what is cost of 35 calculators? 1.2. if the calculators in 1.1 above are bought at

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Question 1192660: Please help me with the homework
1. Suppose that two scientific calculators cost R230.
1.1. what is cost of 35 calculators?
1.2. if the calculators in 1.1 above are bought at a discount of 5%, how much does the buyer pay for the 35 calculators?
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Please help me with the homework
1. Suppose that two scientific calculators cost R230.
1.1. what is cost of 35 calculators?
1.2. if the calculators in 1.1 above are bought at a discount of 5%,
how much does the buyer pay for the 35 calculators?
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1.1.  First find the cost of one calculator;

      then multiply it by 35.



1.2. First, calculate the discounted price of one calculator.

     Next, multiply the discounted price of one calculator by 35.

Everything is so obvious in this problem . . .

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