15 POINTS!!!!!! HELPPPPP ASAP A music store has 500 guitar picks. They order 15 boxes with 9 picks each. They sell 19 boxes that

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3 years ago

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have 10 picks each. The store manager says they now have about 450 guitar picks.
Is the manager's estimate reasonable?

1 answer:

Serjik [45] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-25T10:19:11+03:00

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500 guitar picks

order 15 boxes with 9 picks each

sell 19 boxes with 10 picks each

-> the store ordered about 150 picks (15 x 9 -> 15 x 10)

-> the store sold about 200 picks (19 x 10 -> 20 x 10)

it is reasonable, since they have 50 fewer picks which is about 450.

(second option)