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We can round the prices to <math>8</math>, <math>5</math>, <math>3</math>, <math>2</math>, and <math>1</math>.  
 
We can round the prices to <math>8</math>, <math>5</math>, <math>3</math>, <math>2</math>, and <math>1</math>.  
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So <math> 20 - (8+5+3+2+1) = 1 </math>
 
So <math> 20 - (8+5+3+2+1) = 1 </math>
 
<math> 20* \frac{x}{100}=1 </math>
 
<math> 20* \frac{x}{100}=1 </math>

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Problem

Mary is about to pay for five items at the grocery store. The prices of the items are $&#036;$7.99$,$$ $4.99$, $&#036;$2.99$,$$ $1.99$, and $&#036;$0.99$.  Mary will pay with a twenty-dollar bill.  Which of the following is closest to the percentage of the$$ $20.00$ that she will receive in change?

$\text {(A) } 5 \qquad \text {(B) } 10 \qquad \text {(C) } 15 \qquad \text {(D) } 20 \qquad \text {(E) } 25$

Solution

The total price of the items is $(8-.01)+(5-.01)+(3-.01)+(2-.01)+(1-.01)=19-.05=18.95$

$20-18.95=1.05$

$\frac{1.05}{20}=.0525 \Rightarrow \text{(A)}$

Alternative Solution

We can round the prices to $8$, $5$, $3$, $2$, and $1$.

So $20 - (8+5+3+2+1) = 1$ $20* \frac{x}{100}=1$ By simplifying to "x", we get $\box{5}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

See also

2006 AMC 12B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 3
Followed by
Problem 5
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