Jason loves to download music. Downloads R Us sells songs only in packages of three, and it charges $2.00 for each package of three songs. jason's favorite group just released their Greatest Hits CD, which has 17 songs on it. Jason wants to buy all 17 songs from Downloads R Us. How much should jason expect to pay?
If they are only sold in packages of three, 18 songs would cost $12, and they would get an extra song.
To calculate the total cost, we need to determine how many packages of three songs Jason needs to purchase. Since Downloads R Us only sells songs in packages of three, we can divide the total number of songs by three to find the number of packages.
17 songs / 3 = 5.6667
Since we cannot have a fraction of a package, Jason would need to purchase 6 packages to have all the songs. Each package costs $2.00.
6 packages * $2.00 = $12.00
Therefore, Jason should expect to pay $12.00 for all 17 songs from Downloads R Us.
To calculate how much Jason should expect to pay, we need to know how many packages of three songs he will need to purchase to get all 17 songs.
Since Downloads R Us sells songs only in packages of three, we can divide the total number of songs Jason wants (17) by the number of songs in one package (3):
17 songs ÷ 3 songs/package = 5.67 (rounded up to the nearest whole number)
Jason will need to purchase 6 packages of three songs to get all 17 songs. Each package costs $2.00.
6 packages × $2.00/package = $12.00
Therefore, Jason should expect to pay $12.00 to buy all 17 songs from Downloads R Us.