At a pastry shop, a box of wafers is sold at $17. For every $30 spent, a customer is given 2 free hongbao packets. Mrs Seth bought 5 boxes of wafers.
- How much did Mrs Seth pay?
- How many hongbao packets did she get?
(a)
Amount paid for 5 boxes of wafers
= 5 x 17
= $85
(b)
Number of sets
= 85 ÷ 30
= 2 r 25
Maximum number of sets = 2
Number of hongbao packets that Mrs Seth got
= 2 x 2
= 4
Answer(s): (a) $85; (b) 4