PSLE Carl and Min bought some vanilla croissants. Each of them paid $9.80. Min bought 3 more vanilla croissants as she used a 30% discount coupon.
- How many vanilla croissants did Min buy?
- How much did Carl pay for 1 vanilla croissant?
(a)
The 30% discount is the savings that Min enjoyed. She used her savings to buy 3 more vanilla croissants.
30% → 3
1% →
330100% →
330 x 100 = 10
Number of croissants that Min bought = 10
(b)
Number of croissants that Carl bought
= 10 - 3
= 7
Amount that Carl paid for 1 vanilla croissant
= 9.80 ÷ 7
= $1.40
Answer(s): (a) 10; (b) $1.40