19 Nov 2008 @ 8:46 PM 
 

Kentucky Fried Chicken(KFC) Hot Wings Math Problem?

 
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Jack.Bauer asked:


Just got back from Kentucky Fried Chicken, where I tried some of there new sauceless hot wings, which are pretty good.

Story Problem (Math Involved):

Six(6) Wings - $2.99 + tax
20 Wings - $10.99 + tax
30 Wings - $16.99 + tax

Whats wrong with these numbers?

Michal

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Categories: Mathematics
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Last Edit: 19 Nov 2008 @ 08 46 PM

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  1. Casey B said...
    7:30 pm - November 20th, 2008

    Who does math on the weekends?

  2. Andrew T said...
    11:23 pm - November 21st, 2008

    its increasing as it gets more in quantity

  3. gixxer6er said...
    9:59 am - November 22nd, 2008

    the more wings you buy the more you pay per ‘wing’.
    It should be going ‘other way’ :)

  4. Cris S said...
    9:40 pm - November 23rd, 2008

    the more you buy the more you pay

  5. John said...
    1:46 am - November 25th, 2008

    I just got them recently, but I remember them being 10 bucks for 20 and $15 for 30. And I shocked that they were all the same price per wing.

    So maybe you got the prices wrong? If not, you went to a pretty dumb kfc.

  6. ScSpec said...
    10:49 am - November 25th, 2008

    Well if you can buy 6 wings for less than $3, and you want 30 then get 5 orders which is less than $15. If you buy the larger order you pay more. At roughly 50c per wing it just doesn’t compute.

  7. notthejake said...
    6:49 am - November 26th, 2008

    Such a deal! Let’s see–six wings at $2.99 means each wing is just under 50 cents.

    20 wings at 10.99 means each wing is about 55 cents, and 30 wings at 16.99 means each wing is about 56 cents.

    If you want to buy 30 wings, you’re better of buying 5 packages of 6 wings (at 14.95) instead of the “bonus pack” 30 wings.

  8. Khan said...
    2:06 pm - November 27th, 2008

    You mean the more ya buy the more it costs. Odds are it is econimcs problem more than a math problem. Cometition decreases as you enter the hire volume sales. Hence the brand loyalty you developed means that you can charge more for large batches.

    Strange, huh.

  9. Michael G said...
    1:09 pm - November 30th, 2008

    the more you buy the more it costs :-) per wing that is

  10. Siva said...
    5:13 am - December 1st, 2008

    6 wings cost $2.99
    so 20 wings should cost 2.99/6*20=$9.97

    6 wings cost $2.99
    so 30 wings should cost 2.99/6*30=$14.95

    if teh 6 wings cost is corrcet the the 20 wings & 30 wings costs are wrong

  11. Salvador A said...
    12:12 am - December 4th, 2008

    $2.99=6 WINGS.6X3 orders=18 wings=$9.00.17-11=6. 20 wings=$11.00. 30 wings=10 more for $6.00 more.So,18 wings should be $9.00 and you have to pay $2.00 more for two more wings to equel the 20 you get for the $10.99 you’d have to pay for the 20 wings order!

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