Maths Problem Solving T3W2

Hi Guys and welcome back to my blog! This week for maths we were doing some more problem solving. We could choose to do question 1 or question 2 with your group. (my group was Beth, Megan and me) We chose to do question 2. This is the question and our working out!

1. There are currently three big tree stumps sitting in the way of where the bike track will go. stump removal company have quoted $253 to get the three tree stumps removed.They are currently running a special of 20% off stump removal for the next week. If we book in during this time…

What would the dollar amount of our discount be? 

Working out:

2. Now that we have calculated the price of removal, the company have made contact and said we can have a further 17% off if we pay in advance, what will the cost now be, if we take up their offer?Working out:

Thank you guys for reading my blog I hope you enjoyed it Question: Did you get the same answer as me?