A school is adding 5 rows of seats to the auditorium. Each row has 8 seats and each seat costs $30. A parent, being a seat manufacturer, offered a 10% discount on each group of 10 seats purchased. How much will the school pay for the new seats?
Ten seats amount to $30 x 10 = $
<gadget id="calculator">30*10</gadget>
<output>300</output>
300.
So there is $300 x 10/100 = $
<gadget id="calculator">300*10/100</gadget>
<output>30</output>
30 discount for each 10 seats purchased.
Thus, the total cost for every 10 seats is $300 - $30 = $
<gadget id="calculator">300-30</gadget>
<output>270</output>
270.
The school is going to buy 5 x 8 = 
<gadget id="calculator">5*8</gadget>
<output>40</output>
40 seats.
This means that the school is going to buy 40/10 = 
<gadget id="calculator">40/10</gadget>
<output>4</output>
4 sets of 10 seats.
Therefore, the school will pay a total of $270 x 4 = $
<gadget id="calculator">270*4</gadget>
<output>1_080</output>
1080 for the new seats.

<result>1_080</result>