Question

Buy 6 mangoes and get 2 free $2.00 per mango (a) Robin purchased $36.00 worth of mangoes. How many free mangoes did Robin get? (b) How many mangoes did he get all together? (c) Peter also bought mangoes. He received 40 mangoes. How much did Peter pay?

Answer 1

A.) 6

B.) 24

C.) $60

Explanation:

Given that :

Cost of Mango = $2

Purchase of 6 mangoes earns 2 free mangoes

(a) Robin purchased $36.00 worth of mangoes.

How many free mangoes did Robin get?

$36 / price per Mango

$36 / $2 = 18 mangoes

18 / 6 = 3

Hence, free mangoes (3 * 2) = 6 free mangoes

(b) How many mangoes did he get all together?

18 mangoes + 6 mangoes = 24 mangoes

(c) Peter also bought mangoes. He received 40 mangoes. How much did Peter pay?

Set of mangoes purchased:

40/ (6 + 2) = 40/8 = 5 sets of mangoes

Hence, amount paid :

2 * 6 * 5 sets

$60