Question

Damien needs to order more pill containers for the pharmacy. Currently, there are 156 8-dram bottles, 78 20-dram bottles, and 132 30-dram bottles. All the bottles come in cases of 140 bottles. The pharmacist wants all stocks to be replenished so that there are at least 400 of each bottle type. How many cases of each bottle type does Damien need to order

Answer 1

Answer:

for 8 gram bottle =  2 cases

for 20 gram bottle = 3 cases

for 30 gram bottles = 2 cases

Step-by-step explanation:

Determine how many cases of each bottle type Damien needs to order

i) For 8-gram bottles

available bottles = 156

required amount ≥ 400

extra bottles to be ordered = 400 - 156 = 244 bottles

since case contains 140 bottles , the number of cases to be ordered

= 244 / 140 = 1.74 cases ≈ 2 cases

ii) for 20 gram bottles

available bottles = 78

required amount  ≥ 400

Extra bottles to be ordered = 400 - 78 = 322 bottles

therefore the number of cases = 322 / 140 = 2.3 cases ≈ 3 cases

iii) For 30 gram bottles

available bottles = 132

required amount  ≥ 400

Extra bottles to be ordered = 400 - 132 = 268

therefore the number of cases = 268 / 140 = 1.9 ≈ 2 cases