Thursday, February 3, 2011

Math problem for book nerds

My 4th grade math assignment yesterday was to make up a problem that consisted of "blank % off" of some item. Here it is :

Barnes & Noble is offering 50% off on a package of Christopher Paolini's trilogy of Eragon, Eldest, and Brisingr. The original price for Barnes & Noble was $50.00. Hastings is offering 20% off its original price, $60.00. The Rediscovered Bookstore is offering 70% off its original price, $100.00. Which is a better deal? Why?


SFM

1 comment:

  1. Syd, I'm glad you're posting about math and books, but you took my idea for my blog. I won't give the answer, but how much would it cost to download it to a Kindle?

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