Question

The cost for a pack of 6 padlocks is $23.40 . Find the unit price in dollars per padlock. If necessary, round your answer to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

Each padlock is $3.90

Answer 2

Cost of 1 padlock = 4 $

Explanation:

The cost for a pack of 6 padlocks is $23.40

Cost of 6 padlocks = 23.40 $

`\texttt{Cost of 1 padlock =}(23.40)/(6)=3.9\$`

Rounding to nearest cent

Here the the value is 9 after the decimal so increasing the value to the higher cent,

Cost of 1 padlock = 3.9 $ = 4 $

Cost of 1 padlock = 4 $