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# The 200 seventh graders at John Witherspoon Middle School raised 80%

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The 200 seventh graders at John Witherspoon Middle School raised 80% of the funds needed for a field trip. The school donated the remaining 20%. When they went to purchase the tickets, however, they were given a 10% bulk rate discount after a $20 processing fee. Faced with an unexpected surplus the students chose to buy each member of the class one cookie and were still left with$18, which they gave to the bus driver. If each of the cookies cost $0.30, how much did the trip cost the school? A)$40

b) $80 C)$120

D) $160 E)$200

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Updated on: 02 Feb 2019, 09:15
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The 200 seventh graders at John Witherspoon Middle School raised 80% of the funds needed for a field trip. The school donated the remaining 20%. When they went to purchase the tickets, however, they were given a 10% bulk rate discount after a $20 processing fee. Faced with an unexpected surplus the students chose to buy each member of the class one cookie and were still left with$18, which they gave to the bus driver. If each of the cookies cost $0.30, how much did the trip cost the school? A)$40

b) $80 C)$120

D) $160 E)$200

total amount spent by students = 08x+.2x=x

money spent on cookies = 200* 0.3 = 60
and amount given to driver 18 so in actual they had 60+18= 78 $now the amount which would have been at time of before 10% discount 78 = 10/100 * x x= 780$
20 $discount which was provided would be added to 780$ = 780 + 20 = 800 $now given school had spent 20% of total so 800 * 20/100 = 160$
IMO D
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01 Feb 2019, 11:07
surplus $$= (200*0.3) + 18 = 60 + 18 = 78$$

if $78 represents a 10% discount, then the original price $$= 78*10 = 780$$ if$20 processing fees are added, then the total cost $$= 780 + 20 = 800$$

if the school donated 20%, then the cost incurred by the school $$= \frac{800}{5} = 160$$

so D
(although I think it is tricky to understand and find it a little bit confusing)
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02 Feb 2019, 08:01
let total cost be x.
so, (x-20) is the amount on which the 10% discount is applicable.

total price of cookies and the amount paid to driver: 200(0.3)+18=$78 if$78 is 10%, 100% = 780.
so we know, (x-20) =780 and hence x=800.

Now the question asks how much did the school contributed i.e. 20% of 800 which is 160.

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