Question

You go to the market to buy bananas. Each banana costs 50¢ and it is $7 just to look at them. If you buy 6 bananas (and you look at them), how much did it cost?

a) $7.00
b) $7.50
c) $9.00
d) $10.00

Answer 1

To calculate the cost of buying 6 bananas plus a fee for looking at them, multiply the number of bananas by their individual price and add the fixed fee. The total comes to $10.00, which is answer d).

Step-by-step explanation:

The question posed is related to basic arithmetic calculations, specifically involving addition and multiplication to determine the total cost of a purchase. To answer how much it costs to buy 6 bananas at 50¢ each, plus a fixed fee of $7 just for looking at them, we perform the following calculation:

• First, calculate the cost of the bananas: 6 bananas × 50¢ per banana = 300¢, which is equivalent to $3.00.
• Then, add the fixed fee for looking at the bananas: $3.00 + $7.00 = $10.00.

Therefore, the total cost for buying and looking at 6 bananas is $10.00. This would make option d) $10.00 the correct answer.

To provide a relevant example, consider historical fruit prices: 10 apples at 50¢ each would be $5.00, and 12 bananas at 20¢ each would be $2.40. However, these prices are used merely for illustrative purposes and reflect past data unrelated to the current scenario.

Answer 2

$.50(6) + $7.00 = $3.00 + $7.00 = $10.00

The correct answer is D.