Christmas is just around the corner. In this pandemic time, you and your family plan to “Give Love on
Christmas." You wanted to share your blessings to other people. You decided to donate face masks and face
shields in selected families in your community. Your parent assisted you to look for online sale and you found
out that there are some promos with discounts. A box of face mask cost PHP 120 per box is at sale of 15%
and face shield cost PHP 75 each with 12% off. If you are planning to buy 100 boxes of face mask and 100
pieces of face shield how much you will pay in all? How much is your discount?
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Answer and Solution:
Face Mask
1 box - PHP 120
Discount - 15% (0.15)
Discount per box - PHP 120 * 0.15 = PHP 18
Total amount you pay per box - PHP 120 - PHP 18 = PHP 102
Face Shield
1 piece - PHP 75
Discount - 12% (0.12)
Discount per piece - PHP 75 * 0.12 = PHP 9
Total amount you pay per piece - PHP 75 - PHP 9 = PHP 66
Face mask (100 boxes) and Face shield (100 pieces)
Amount to pay:
Face mask
PHP 102 * 100 = PHP 10,200
Face Shield
PHP 66 * 100 = PHP 6,600
Final Answer (How much you will pay in all):
PHP 10,200 + PHP 6,600 = PHP 16,800
Discount:
Face mask
PHP 18 * 100 = PHP 1,800
Face shield
PHP 9 * 100 = PHP 900
Final Answer (How much is your discount):
PHP 1,800 + PHP 900 = PHP 2,700