Kyle wants to purchase 20 prefilled decorated eggs to set up
an egg hunt for his nephews and nieces. Each egg is priced
at $5.00, and the store offers two different incentives.
Incentive 1: Purchase any set of 3 prefilled eggs for
$12.
Incentive 2: Take 20% off your entire purchase.
Determine whether incentive 1 or incentive 2 offers a better
discount. Find the discount amount
To determine which incentive offers a better discount, we need to compare the discount amount for each incentive.
For incentive 1, the price of 3 prefilled eggs is $12. Since Kyle wants to purchase 20 eggs, we can calculate the number of sets of 3 eggs he will need by dividing 20 by 3:
Number of sets = 20 / 3 = 6.67 (rounded up to the nearest whole number) = 7 sets
Therefore, Kyle will need to purchase 7 sets of 3 prefilled eggs, which will cost:
Cost of 7 sets = 7 * $12 = $84
For incentive 2, Kyle will get a 20% discount on his entire purchase. To calculate the discount amount, we can multiply the total cost of the eggs by 20%:
Discount amount = $84 * 20% = $16.80
Comparing the discount amounts, we see that incentive 2 offers a better discount with a discount amount of $16.80 compared to incentive 1.