Browse · harp
Printimc
prealgebra junior
Problem
Pablo buys popsicles for his friends. The store sells single popsicles for each, -popsicle boxes for each, and -popsicle boxes for . What is the greatest number of popsicles that Pablo can buy with ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
boxes give us the most popsicles/dollar, so we want to buy as many of those as possible. After buying , we have left. We cannot buy a third box, so we opt for the box instead (since it has a higher popsicles/dollar ratio than the pack). We're now out of money. We bought popsicles, so the answer is .
Final answer
D