Mister Goodmath: Problem of the week
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The following problem was submitted by one of Welleby's Partners in Education, BJ's Wholesale Club located in Sunrise, Florida. It represents an awesome example of how math is used every day in a business right in our own back yard. Mister Goodmath sends Regional Marketing Manager, Jeanie Nystrum and BJ's a great big thanks!!!

BJ's Wholesale Club displays most of the products they sell right on the pallettes they are shipped on. The pallette the kids are looking at is stacked with Listerine Mouth Wash. Employees at the store must count the bottles on the pallette to insure that the number of bottles listed on the shipping invoice actually match the number on the pallette.

Each layer of Listerine is 8 bottles deep by 10 bottles across the front of the display. Calculate the total number of bottles on the pallette.

If BJ's sells every bottle in the display, how much money will the store collect from its customers? Do not include the sales tax.

The Solution:

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The Hint:

There are several pieces of vital information in the picture that you'll need to solve the problems.
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