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At the local grocery store, apples normally cost 40 cents each. During a recent sale, the price was reduced to 3 apples for a dollar. How much money would be saved by purchasing 30 apples at the sale price?

A. $1
B. $1.50
C. $2
D. $2.50
E. $3
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Given:
• Normally apples cost 40 cents each
• In sale, 3 apples cost a dollar

To find:
• What will be the savings if 30 apples were purchased at sale price?

Approach and Working:
• As the normal price of each apple is 40 cents, the original price of 30 apples = 40 * 30 cents = 1200 cents = $12
• At sale price, 3 apples cost $1
    o Therefore, 30 apples will cost $10

• Hence, the amount of savings = $12 - $10 = $2

Hence, the correct answer is option C.

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At the local grocery store, apples normally cost 40 cents each. During 18 May 2018, 11:20
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At the local grocery store, apples normally cost 40 cents each. During a recent sale, the price was reduced to 3 apples for a dollar. How much money would be saved by purchasing 30 apples at the sale price?

A. $1
B. $1.50
C. $2
D. $2.50
E. $3
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At regular price, 30 apples cost 30 x 0.40 = 12 dollars.

At the sale price, 30 apples cost 30 x 1/3 = 10 dollars.

So at the sale price, a total of 2 dollars is saved.

Answer: C
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At the local grocery store, apples normally cost 40 cents each. During 04 Nov 2018, 12:59
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At the local grocery store, apples normally cost 40 cents each. During a recent sale, the price was reduced to 3 apples for a dollar. How much money would be saved by purchasing 30 apples at the sale price?

A. $1
B. $1.50
C. $2
D. $2.50
E. $3
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Trivial application of UNITS CONTROL, one of the most powerful tools of our method!


\(?\,\,\,\left[ \$ \right]\,\,\, = \,\,\,30\,\,{\rm{apples}}\,\,\,\left( {{{\,40\,\,{\rm{cents}}\,} \over {1\,\,{\rm{apple}}}}} \right)\,\,\,\left( {{{1\,\,{\rm{\$ }}} \over {\,100\,\,{\rm{cents}}\,}}} \right)\,\,\,\, - \,\,\,30\,\,{\rm{apples}}\,\,\left( {{{1\,\,{\rm{\$ }}} \over {\,3\,\,{\rm{apples}}\,}}} \right)\,\,\,\,\, = \,\,\,3 \cdot 4 - 10\,\,\, = \,\,\,2\,\,\,\,\,\left[ \$ \right]\)


This solution follows the notations and rationale taught in the GMATH method.

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At the local grocery store, apples normally cost 40 cents each. During a recent sale, the price was reduced to 3 apples for a dollar. How much money would be saved by purchasing 30 apples at the sale price?

A. $1
B. $1.50
C. $2
D. $2.50
E. $3
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