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. Round the answer to two decimal places as necessary. (1 point) Incentive offers a better discount. The discount amount of this incentive is $
To determine which incentive offers a better discount, we need to calculate the total cost of purchasing 20 eggs using each incentive.
For Incentive 1, the cost of purchasing 20 eggs at a rate of $12 for every set of 3 eggs is:
(20 / 3) * $12 = $<<20/3*12=80.00>>80.00
For Incentive 2, the discount is 20% off the total purchase. Therefore, the total cost is:
20 * $5 = $<<20*5=100.00>>100.00
The discount amount for Incentive 2 is: $100.00 * 0.20 = $<<100.00*0.20=20.00>>20.00
Since $20.00 is greater than $80.00, Incentive 2 offers a better discount.
The discount amount for Incentive 2 is $20.00.