Final answer:
The question involves an arithmetic problem where one must calculate the number of cases of pop to buy and the total cost based on the party size. Similar arithmetic methods were used for calculating costs of fruits like apples, bananas, grapes, and raspberries.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student's question involves buying cans of pop for a class party, where each case of pop costs $3.50 and contains 12 cans.
To assist the student in planning for the purchase, they would need to know the total number of students or the total amount of pop needed to calculate the number of cases required and the total cost.
This is a standard arithmetic problem that involves multiplication and possibly division if determining the number of cases needed from a total number of students.
For example, similar calculations were done with other items such as apples, bananas, grapes, and raspberries in provided information.
- 10 apples × 50 cents each = $5.00 spent on apples in 2001.
- 12 bananas × 20 cents each = $2.40 spent on bananas in 2001.
- 2 bunches of grapes at 65 cents each = $1.30 spent on grapes in 2001.
- 1 pint of raspberries at $2 each = $2.00 spent on raspberries in 2001.
If the student provided the total number of students or total cans needed, we could use a similar method to calculate the number of cases to purchase and the total cost for the pop.