Math Really Counts
Math Really Counts Book
Florist Florence buys flowers in wholesale at $40 a bouquet. If she sells them at $50 a bouquet, she makes a $10 profit for each sale but she can only sell 500 bouquets. For every $1 she raises the price above $50, the number of bouquets she can sell will reduce by 10. To maximize her profit, what should be her selling price per bouquet?
Want to know how to solve many real-life math problems such as this? If so, you've come to the right place. In order to share my love for math with everyone, I have written the first volume of the "Math Really Counts" series. Throughout the book, I explain the concepts and skills in detail, demonstrate how to solve the problems step by step, and more importantly, emphasize how they can be applied to our daily life, be it in driving, shopping, eating, etc. All students who would like to understand why math is important will be able to see how math is used to solve all kinds of problems in our real life and be inspired to study math and explore their passions for math.
The first volume includes the following chapters:
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