Week 11 CMT Problem - 7th Grade


The Jewelry Display

A jewelry store displays some of the items it sells in a 3 by 6 rectangular display box. The store owner wants to display several of each of the following items that the store sells:



Gold bracelets (G) that cost $8 each
Silver necklaces (S) that cost $6 each
Copper pins (C) that cost $4 each
Pairs of wire earrings (E) that cost $3 each pair



The display must meet the following conditions:

  • There are at least two of each item;
  • The total cost of the items in the display is $99; and
  • No two display boxes that share a side can have the same item.

Show how the jewelry can be displayed in the 18 display boxes.


How many of each item were displayed?