Question

A school district purchased 615 new laptops for their mobile labs. Each computer cost $409. What is the total cost for all of the laptops?

Answer 1

Answer: $251,535 is the total cost for all the laptops.

Explanation:

615×409= 251,535

Answer 2

`total\ cost=\$251,535`

Explanation:

For this exercise it is important to analize the information provided in the exercise.

According to the exercise, the of cost each computer is:

`cost=\$409`

You know that the school district purchased 615 new laptops for their mobile labs; therefore, in order to calculate the total cost for all the laptops purchased, you must multiply the cost of one laptop ($409) by 615.

Therefore, you get that the total cost is the following:

`total\ cost=(\$409)(615)\\\\total\ cost=\$251,535`