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The
Challenge:
Here's another one from our friends at BJ's Wholesale Club in Sunrise, Florida.
Mister Goodmath and two of the Junior Goodmath Kids, Andrea and Chris were looking over a selection of hardcover and paperback books that the club sells. While we were there, a patron selected two hard cover and three paperback books for purchase. One of the hardcove books retailed for 23 dollars and the other for 19. The full retail cost of the paperbacks was $7.95 each. Including the 6% sales tax, how much did this patron pay for her five books?
The Solution:
Should
you decide to ponder the problem and accept the challenge, communicate
your solution to Mister Goodmath at "rooneym@mistergoodmath.org".
Be sure when you e-mail Mister Goodmath that you include the following
information. What was your solution (how did you get your answer)? What
is your first and last name? What is your teacher's name.Great solutions
will be featured on T.V. during WAVE morning announcements.
The Hint:
1. Be sure to check out the banner hanging above the book display.
2. This would be a great place to use a "Percent Box"
