As the owner of a small restaurant, you purchase 5 boxes of napkins for $75.00 every 3 months. each box contains 525 napkins. to the nearest hundredth, what is the cost for each individual napkin?
as the owner of a small restaurant, you purchase 5 boxes of napkins for $75.00 every 3 months. each box contains 525 napkins. to the nearest hundredth, what is the cost for each individual napkin?
a) 0.01
b) 0.02
c) 0.03
d) 0.05

0.03

Step-by-step explanation:

Total number of napkins: 5 x 525 = 2,625

75/2626 = 0.02857, which rounds to 0.03

example 2 – simplify: step 1: completely factor both the numerators and denominators of all fractions. step 2: change the division sign to a multiplication sign and flip (or reciprocate) the fraction after the division sign; essential you need to multiply by the reciprocal. step 3 : cancel or reduce the fractions.