moving company

Question

A moving company is hired to take 587 clay pots to a florist shop. The florist will pay the moving company a $200 fee, plus $1 for every pot that is delivered safely. The moving company must pay the florist $4 each for any pots that are lost or broken. If two pots are lost, four pots are broken, and the rest are delivered safely, how much should the moving company be paid?

Answer 1

6 pots were not delivered safely so they recieved

$1 each for 581 pots plus the $200

 

581 + 200 = 781

 

Out of that they pay $4 each for 6 lost or broken pots = $24

 

Final pay:  781 - 24 = $757