Homework Help: math

Posted by hudson on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 8:36am.

if prizes for a carnival are priced at 5 for 80 cents,how much would 250 prize [1] $4.00 [2]$ 8 00 [3] $40.00 [4] $80.00 [5] not enough information i given. help please

math - Reiny, Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 8:54am
let the cost of 250 prizes be x

x/250 = .8/5
x = 250(.8)/5 = 40

or

unit cost = .80/5 = 16 cents
so 250(16) = 4000 cents = $40
math - hudson, Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 9:01am
thanks again

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