Ella wants to buy 14 identical markers as follows.
1 for $4.406 for $24.40 What is the least amount of money she needs to buy 14 such markers?
Maximum number of sets that Ella can buy
= 14 ÷ 6
= 2 r 2
Amount to pay for 2 sets of 6 markers
= 2 x 24.40
= $48.80
Amount to pay for the remaining markers not part of a set
= 2 x 4.40
= $8.80
Least amount that Ella needed to pay
= 48.80 + 8.80
= $57.60
Answer(s): $57.60