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Each retail package contains 150 clothespins. Retail packages are ship
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23 Sep 2021, 03:33
23 Sep 2021, 03:33
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Each retail package contains 150 clothespins. Retail packages are shipped to stores in boxes of r retail packages per box, with discounts available only for purchases of b or more boxes. What is the minimum number of clothespins a store would have to order to receive a discount?
(A) 150br
(B) 150r/b
(C) 150/br
(D) 150(br + 1)
(E) 150r+1/b
(A) 150br
(B) 150r/b
(C) 150/br
(D) 150(br + 1)
(E) 150r+1/b
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23 Sep 2021, 14:14
23 Sep 2021, 14:14
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Each retail package contains 150 clothespins. Retail packages are shipped to stores in boxes of r retail packages per box, with discounts available only for purchases of b or more boxes. What is the minimum number of clothespins a store would have to order to receive a discount?
(A) 150br
(B) 150r/b
(C) 150/br
(D) 150(br + 1)
(E) 150r+1/b
(A) 150br
(B) 150r/b
(C) 150/br
(D) 150(br + 1)
(E) 150r+1/b
Start with boxes, minimum boxes required, that's \(b\) boxes and it will contain \(b * r\) packages in turn it will contain \(b * r * 150\) clothespins.
Answer is A) 150br
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