Question

A company paid $48 for 2 cases of printer paper. Each case contained 12 packages of paper. Next month the company’s office manager needs to order 180 packages of the same paper. If the price per package does not change, what would be the total cost of next month’s order?

Answer 1

$360.

Explanation:

First we need to find how much it costs for a single case of printer paper.

48 ÷ 2 = 24

It costs $24 to buy one case of 12 packages.

Now we have to figure out how many cases we will need to buy for the total amount of 180 packages.

I will divide 12 from 180.

180/12 = 15.

You will need to buy 15 cases to get 180 packages.

Now to find the cost, we have to multiply.

x = 15 (amount of cases)

y = $24 (price of case)

z = How much it costs.

`x * y=z`

Substitute:

`15*24=z`

Multiply:

`15 * 24= 360`

`z=360`

If the price does not change, the total cost of next month's order will be $360.