Sam buys 4 boxes of the Crispy Crunch Cereal at Store A. What fraction of the original price of each box of cereal does he pay per box?

Question

Sam shops at three stores and each store is having its own sale as described below.

Store A: Crispy Crunch Cereal: Buy 3 boxes, get 4th free!

Store B: Take 15 off the original price of one item!

Store C: Mystery Discount! Percent off your total purchase will be revealed at the register!

Answer 1

Simply put, you only need the information for Store A. So if you're paying for 3 boxes and getting 4, you're paying 3/4 of the price of each box. Let's pretend each cereal box cost $1. If you pay $3 to get $4 worth of cereal, you're paying $3 (actual) / $4 (regular) = 3/4 or .75 or 75% of the normal cost per box. It's important to note that you have to pay attention to the fact that he's getting 4 boxes, not just 3! So make sure you include the 4 in your equation.

I hope that helped! :)