Question

A colonist purchased a pair of dice, a 4 page newspaper, and placed an ad to sell a product in a newspaper. How much in today’s money would that have cost?

Answer 1

$201.65

Step-by-step explanation:

As of the time of writing this (Nov 1st, 2020) you can purchase the following items at these prices. A pair of 6 sided dice 19mm would cost you roughly $8.65. A 4-page newspaper usually goes for around $1.00. Lastly, the most expensive of the purchases would be an ad in the newspaper which costs roughly $12 per inch of newspaper used, meaning that a normal 4-inch by 4-inch ad would cost you $192.00. Assuming that this is exactly what you bought you would end up paying a total of

8.65 + 1.00 + 192.00 = $201.65