Question

There were 230 shoppers at an electronics store on opening day. The specials that day allowed 21​% of shoppers to receive a free set of earbuds and ​25% of shoppers to receive ​$5 off their first purchase. Answer parts a and b.

a. About how many shoppers received a free set of​ earbuds? Use an equivalent fraction to estimate.




b. About how many shoppers received ​$5 off their first​ purchase? Round the number of shoppers to the nearest​ whole number.

Answer 1

a) About 48 of the shoppers, that is
`230(21)/(100)` of the shoppers, received a free set of​ earbuds.

b) About 58 shoppers, that is
`(230)/(4)` received ​$5 off their first​ purchase.

Explanation:

a. About how many shoppers received a free set of​ earbuds?

21% out of 230. So

`230(21)/(100) = 2.3(21) = 48.3`

About 48 of the shoppers, that is
`230(21)/(100)` of the shoppers, received a free set of​ earbuds.

b. About how many shoppers received ​$5 off their first​ purchase?

25% out of 230, so:

`230(25)/(100) = 230(1)/(4) = (230)/(4) = 57.5`

About 58 shoppers, that is
`(230)/(4)` received ​$5 off their first​ purchase.