Question

Highlighter pens cost $3.86 per set at an office supply store. Which equation can be used to determine the price, P, of n sets of these pens?

Answer 1

Any ideas?

Answer 2

one second

Answer 3

3.86n=P, I guess so.

Answer 4

n = 3.86P
P equals 3.86 over n
n equals 3.86 over P
P = 3.86n

Answer 5

those are the choices

Answer 6

i think your right

Answer 7

$3,86/set X (number of sets) = total cost

Answer 8

okay

Answer 9

Does it make sense?

Answer 10

Cost = number of items X price per item

Answer 11

i get it a little bit now...Thanks @skullpatrol

Answer 12

Carefully look at and try to understand the form of the equation:

Cost = number of items X price per item

It will be used many many times :)

Answer 13

okay so now i apply that to the question

Answer 14

$3.86 per set is the price per item

Answer 15

@skullpatrol
Good job in helping her....

Answer 16

okay

Answer 17

Because $3.86 is the price and 1 set is the item

Answer 18

that makes sense

Answer 19

Now multiply that by the number of sets to get the total cost :)

Answer 20

thanks @skullpatrol

Answer 21

Thanks for trying to learn.

Answer 22

:)