Question

Carl decides to buy 7 new scratch posts for his cats for Christmas (he personally adopted 28 cats and lives alone with them). The next day, Carl decides to go back to the store to purchase 3 more scratch posts since 7 just isn't enough for all of his cats. He then realizes that he should probably buy a few for his organization "Carl Cares for Cats" and returns to the store to buy 4 more. If Carl spent a total of $224.42, how much was each scratch post?

A. $14.00
B. $11.00
C. $16.00
D. $28.00

Answer 1

Carl purchased a total of 14 scratch posts for $224.42. To find the cost per scratch post, we divide the total cost by the number of posts, resulting in approximately $16.03 per post, with the closest option being $16.00.

Step-by-step explanation:

Carl's total purchases consisted of 7 scratch posts initially, 3 more the next day, and then another 4 for his organization. In total, Carl bought 7 + 3 + 4 = 14 scratch posts. The total amount spent was $224.42, and we want to find the cost of each individual scratch post. To do that, we divide the total amount spent by the total number of scratch posts. So, the calculation would be:

Cost per scratch post = Total spent / Total number of scratch posts

Cost per scratch post = $224.42 / 14 = $16.03

Since none of the options provided match exactly $16.03, we need to consider the closest provided option. The closest listed option is C. $16.00.