mark is the housekeeping manager for a hotel. he wants to have 250 bottles of shampoo in storage for hotel…

mark is the housekeeping manager for a hotel. he wants to have 250 bottles of shampoo in storage for hotel guests. he sees 2 full boxes of 96 bottles each. he counts 26 bottles in an open box. how many bottles of shampoo should mark order? a) 32 bottles of shampoo b) 122 bottles of shampoo c) 128 bottles of shampoo d) 218 bottles of shampoo

mark is the housekeeping manager for a hotel. he wants to have 250 bottles of shampoo in storage for hotel guests. he sees 2 full boxes of 96 bottles each. he counts 26 bottles in an open box. how many bottles of shampoo should mark order? a) 32 bottles of shampoo b) 122 bottles of shampoo c) 128 bottles of shampoo d) 218 bottles of shampoo

Answer

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total existing bottles

First, find the number of bottles in the full - boxes. There are 2 boxes with 96 bottles each, so the number of bottles in full - boxes is $2\times96 = 192$. Then add the 26 bottles in the open box. The total number of existing bottles is $192 + 26=218$.

Step2: Calculate number of bottles to order

Mark wants 250 bottles in storage. Let $x$ be the number of bottles to order. We use the formula $x=250-(192 + 26)$. So $x = 250-218=32$.

Answer:

A. 32 bottles of shampoo