Mr. Trager has $500.00 to spend at a bicycle store. All prices listed below include tax. • He buys a new bicycle for $273.98. • He buys 3 bicycle reflectors for $7.23 each and 1 bicycle helmet for $42.36. • He plans to use the remaining money to buy new cycling outfits for $78.12 each. What is the greatest number of cycling outfits that Mr. Trager can buy with the remaining money? Show your work.
The total amount Mr. Trager spent on the bicycle, reflectors, and helmet is:
$273.98 + (3 x $7.23) + $42.36 = $297.03
To find out how much money he has left for cycling outfits, we subtract this amount from his initial budget:
$500.00 - $297.03 = $202.97
To find out how many cycling outfits he can buy, we divide this amount by the cost of one outfit:
$202.97 / $78.12 = 2.6
Since Mr. Trager cannot buy a fraction of a cycling outfit, we round down to get the greatest number of outfits he can buy:
2 cycling outfits
Therefore, Mr. Trager can buy 2 cycling outfits with the remaining money.