SOLUTION: mr hansen buys a cupcake for each student in his class the the class party. Each cupcake cost 1.25. However there is a discount where each batch of 10 cupcakes are only $1. He buy

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Question 1132561: mr hansen buys a cupcake for each student in his class the the class party. Each cupcake cost 1.25. However there is a discount where each batch of 10 cupcakes are only $1. He buys 34 cupcakes. hom much did he spend on cupcakes?
Found 3 solutions by josmiceli, MathTherapy, ikleyn:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+34%2F10+=+3+%2B+4%2F10+
He gets all of the 3 groups of 10 cupcakes
for $1 each. That comes to +3%2A10%2A1+=+30+ dollars
There are +354+-+30+=+4+ cupcakes left @
$1.25 each +4%2A1.25+=+5+ dollars
+30+%2B+5+=+35+ dollars total

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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mr hansen buys a cupcake for each student in his class the the class party. Each cupcake cost 1.25. However there is a discount where each batch of 10 cupcakes are only $1. He buys 34 cupcakes. hom much did he spend on cupcakes?
Each batch of 10 cupcakes costs $1, so 3 batches, or 30 cost 3 * $1 = $3
4 cupcakes @ 1.25 each = $5
Amount spent:

Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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You got two very different answers, because the formulation in your post is VERY DARK.