Aaron earned 5 points for every puzzle he solved on an online game. He earned a bonus of 50 points for every 8 puzzles he solved. Aaron earned a total of 840 points at the end of the game. How many puzzles did he solve in the game?
Aaron solved 105 puzzles in the game.
Let the number of puzzles solved be n
5n + 50(n/8) = 840
5n + 25n/4 = 840
20n + 25n = 3360
45n = 3360
n = 74.6666... , was expecting a whole number.
and n should be a multiple of 8
if n = 72 puzzles, points earned
= 72(5) + 50(72/8) = 810
if n = 80 puzzles, points earned
= 5(80) + 80/8 (50) = 900
no way he can get 840 points.
Either I am not reading the question correctly or else the question
is flawed.
it said: a bonus of 50 points for every 8 puzzles
so we can't have partial puzzles