Question

Mattie is making a collar for her dog. She needs to buy some chain, clasp, and a name tag. She wants the chain to be 40 cm long. On meter of chain costs $9.75. The clasp is $1.29 and the name tag is $3.43. How much will it cost to make the collar? Estimate to check if your answer is reasonable.

Answer 1

Answer: $8.62

Explanation:

Mattie wants to make a collar for her dog. She needs to buy some chain, clasp, and a name tag. Mattie wants the chain to be 40 cm long. On meter of chain costs $9.75, the clasp is $1.29 and name tag is $3.43.

Since 100 centimeters = 1 metre. Mattie needs 40cm and 1 meter of chain costs $9.75, cost of the chain Mattie needs will be:

= 40/100 × 9.75

= 2/5 × 9.75

= $3.90

Chain(40cm) = $3.90

Clasp = $1.29

Name tag = $3.43.

Cost to make collar will be:

= $3.90 + $1.29 + $3.43

= $8.62