Hermey and the Abominable Snowmonster want to wrap presents in the same size box for all 25,508 elves at the North Pole (no overlapping edges). The top and bottom of each box is 8 inches by 3 inches, the sides are both 3 inches by 2 inches, and the front and back are 8 inches by 2 inches. • Wrapping paper from Walmart comes in a roll covering 1,822 square inches and costs $1.52 per roll. Wrapping paper from Hallmark comes in a roll covering 3,188.5 square inches and costs $2.59 per roll. If the two of them want to choose the wrapping paper that costs the least amount, how much will they spend on wrapping paper?

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Hermey and the Abominable Snowmonster want to wrap presents in the same size box for all 25,508
elves at the North Pole (no overlapping edges). The top and bottom of each box is 8 inches by 3
inches, the sides are both 3 inches by 2 inches, and the front and back are 8 inches by 2 inches.
Wrapping paper from Walmart comes in a roll covering 1,822 square inches and costs $1.52
per roll.
Wrapping paper from Hallmark comes in a roll covering 3,188.5 square inches and costs $2.59
per roll.
If the two of them want to choose the wrapping paper that costs the least amount, how much will
they spend on wrapping paper?
Enter your answer
Transcribed Image Text:Hermey and the Abominable Snowmonster want to wrap presents in the same size box for all 25,508 elves at the North Pole (no overlapping edges). The top and bottom of each box is 8 inches by 3 inches, the sides are both 3 inches by 2 inches, and the front and back are 8 inches by 2 inches. Wrapping paper from Walmart comes in a roll covering 1,822 square inches and costs $1.52 per roll. Wrapping paper from Hallmark comes in a roll covering 3,188.5 square inches and costs $2.59 per roll. If the two of them want to choose the wrapping paper that costs the least amount, how much will they spend on wrapping paper? Enter your answer
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