The owner of a new store wanted to advertise by getting 20,000 flyers (single sheets of paper with an advertisement on them) to different households. He decided to mail 5,000 flyers at a cost $0.29 per flyer and to use the Low Cost Delivery Company to deliver the remaining flyers at a cost of $480 per 5,000 flyers. Which is less expensive, mailing the 5,000 flyers or using the delivery company to deliever the rest of the flyers ? How Much Less ?

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anonymous · Answer

Compare them:
Mail:           5,000 * $.29 = ....?
Low Cost Delivery: 
The amount of remaining flyers:   20,000 - 5,000  = 15,000 flyers
Low Cost Delivery: 3 * $ 480 = ....?

How much less, can you continue?

anonymous · Answer

calculate 5000*.29 and 15000*480*3 and compare

anonymous · Answer

delivery company is cheap its 1440 compared to per flyer deliver being at 1450