PSLE Elijah and Opal bought some cranberry puffs. Each of them paid $23.40. Opal bought 3 more cranberry puffs as she used a 25% discount coupon.
- How many cranberry puffs did Opal buy?
- How much did Elijah pay for 1 cranberry puff?
(a)
The 25% discount is the savings that Opal enjoyed. She used her savings to buy 3 more cranberry puffs.
25% → 3
1% →
325100% →
325 x 100 = 12
Number of puffs that Opal bought = 12
(b)
Number of puffs that Elijah bought
= 12 - 3
= 9
Amount that Elijah paid for 1 cranberry puff
= 23.40 ÷ 9
= $2.60
Answer(s): (a) 12; (b) $2.60