Question

An office supply company ordered 24 cartons of specialty paper. The regular price for a carton of specialty paper is $6.88. The company received a discount of $1.75 off each carton.

Answer 1

Given :

An office supply company ordered 24 cartons of specialty paper.

The regular price for a carton of specialty paper is $6.88.

The company received a discount of $1.75 off each carton.

To Find :

Total amount company pay for paper.

Solution :

Discounted price of each carton , d = $(6.88-1.75) = $5.13.

Total price company has to pay , $T=24d$

$T=24\times 5.13\\\\T=\ 123.12$

Hence , this is the required solution.