Jenny wants to sell some girl scout cookies and has the choice of two neighborhoods to visit. Neighborhood A has 10 homes which each will buy 2 boxes of cookies. Neighborhood B has 5 homes, each of which will buy 5 boxes of cookies. Assuming each box of cookies costs $2, how much will Jenny make at the better choice of the two neighborhoods?
Thoughts? Step-by-step reasoning:
First, we need to determine which neighborhood is the better choice by comparing the number of boxes sold. A has 10 houses which will buy 2 boxes each, meaning A will give Jenny 10 * 2 = 20 box sales. Neighborhood B has 5 homes which will each buy 5 boxes, meaning she will sell 5 * 5 = 25 boxes by going to that neighborhood. Since 25>20, this means Jenny should choose neighborhood B. Since Jenny earns $2 per box sold, this means she will earn 25 * 2 = 50 dollars by choosing neighborhood B.
Thus, the answer is 50.