Question

If one apple is worth a cents, find the value (in cents) of 60 apples.

Answer 1

do u mean 1 cent for 1 apple?

Answer 2

no it just says "a" cents

Answer 3

thats a grammatical error...but if it is 1 cent per apple just multiply 60 times 1 cent...

Answer 4

i did that and its wrong when i enter it

Answer 5

that is very weird.....u sure it says "a cents" ?

Answer 6

i copied and pasted it yes

Answer 7

that's a really cheap apple, I mean, heck I'd buy lots at that price :P

Answer 8

it says Answer with an algebraic expression.

Answer 9

so a = whatever prety much

Answer 10

yes haaha

Answer 11

so I bought an apple for "some price" and let you know about it
now if I go back to the same market and buy 60 apples, how much would they cost me?

Answer 12

ohhhhh ok lemme think

Answer 13

theres not supposed to be an answer for a just a formula really

Answer 14

right, so what is it then?

Answer 15

ur just supposed to find a formula that fits this problem

Answer 16

right

Answer 17

just write down
a+a+....+a 60 times

of course, people invented multiplication to make that simpler.

Answer 18

\(\bf 1\ apple = \square_{cents} \qquad \qquad 60\ apples = \square?_{cents}\)

Answer 19

lemme put it this way then
if I buy 1 apple for "some price" and let you know about it
then how much would it cost me for 2 apples?

Answer 20

1 apple=a
60 apples=60a
sooo 60a=1a???

Answer 21

well 1a \(\bf \ne\) 60a but one can say that if you pay "some price" for 1, for 60 you'd pay 60 times that amount

Answer 22

i just put (a)(60) and got it right haha

Answer 23

woww

Answer 24

@kcarfa1 hopefully you mom doesn't send you to the market for grocery shopping, because if she sends you for say 20 avocados, you may end up shortchanging her =)

Answer 25

Im pretty sure everyone was thrown off by that question it was the matter of writing it out properly.