Question

If a celebrity charges $0.125 million for a 5 second commercial, how much will he be paid for a 45-second appearance?

A. $1125
B. $11250
C. $112500
D. $1125000
E. $11250000

No matter how many different ways I’ve tried to solve this, the numbers are way off. I don’t really know what I’m doing wrong, so if any one could help that would be greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

I got a. I multiplied 0.125 by 45 and got 5.625. I then divided 5.625 by five an got 1.125. I'm not really sure about my answer, so I did it another way. I divided .125 by five and got .025 so I multiplied that by 45 and got 1.125. I multiplied 1.125 by 1000 and got A.