Question

If a child is given $4.00 of pocket money to be spent on either hard candies or chocolates. Chocolates cost 40 cents.

a) 8 hard candies
b) 8 chocolates
c) 10 hard candies
d) 10 chocolates

Answer 1

To calculate the total costs for each option with chocolates costing 40 cents each, the child can buy either 8 items for $3.20 or 10 items for $4.00, staying within the $4.00 budget. The child could therefore buy either 8 hard candies or 8 chocolates and spend less than their $4.00 budget, or buy 10 hard candies or 10 chocolates and spend exactly the $4.00 budget.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question involves a basic Mathematics problem related to budgeting and understanding how to calculate the total cost of items given their price and quantity. The student is given $4.00 to spend, and chocolates cost 40 cents each. To calculate the total costs for each option:

• For 8 hard candies or 8 chocolates, we assume the price of hard candies is also 40 cents each (as this is the only price provided):
  8 items × $0.40 = $3.20.
• For 10 hard candies or 10 chocolates, it would be:
  10 items × $0.40 = $4.00.

The child could therefore buy either 8 hard candies or 8 chocolates and spend less than their $4.00 budget, or buy 10 hard candies or 10 chocolates and spend exactly the $4.00 budget.