Kyle wants to purchase 20 prefilled decorated eggs to set up an egg hunt for his nephews and nieces. Each egg is priced at $5.00, and the store offers two different incentives. Incentive 1: Purchase any set of 3 prefilled eggs for $12. Incentive 2: Take 20% off your entire purchase. Determine whether incentive 1 or incentive 2 offers a better discount. Find the discount amount. Round the answer to two decimal places as necessary. (1 point) Incentive offers a better discount. The discount amount of this incentive is $.
To determine which incentive offers a better discount, we need to compare the total price for 20 eggs under each incentive.
Under incentive 1, we can purchase a set of 3 eggs for $12. To buy 20 eggs, we need to buy a total of 20/3 = 6 sets.
The total cost for 20 eggs under incentive 1 is 6 * $12 = $<<6*12=72>>72.
Under incentive 2, we get a 20% discount. The total cost for 20 eggs without the discount is 20 * $5 = $<<20*5=100>>100.
The discount amount under incentive 2 is 20% of $100, which is 0.20 * $100 = $20.
Comparing the two discounts, we find that incentive 2 offers a better discount of $20.