Question

In his pocket Ted has $1 bill and some quarters. Let q represent the number of quaters

Answer 1

please help

Answer 2

@Hero

Answer 3

@Hero

Answer 4

@w.timora, which choice do you think is correct?

Answer 5

@hero the last one

Answer 6

How much is a quarter worth?

Answer 7

25 cent

Answer 8

How do you write 25 cent in decimal form?

Answer 9

0.25?

Answer 10

Exactly

Answer 11

ok so so it has to be one answer with 0.25

Answer 12

how do I figure that out?

Answer 13

Read the question once more, then think about it.

Answer 14

is it the second one?

Answer 15

Yes. The next time you come across a question like this, what you should do is use actual values to test out the equation. For example, suppose Ted had 1 dollar and 1 quarter. If that's the case then he should have $1.25 in his pocket.

You think 1 + 0.25q is correct so test it:
Let q = 1, then 1 + 0.25q = 1 + 0.25(1) = 1 + 0.25 = 1.25

Suppose he had 1 dollar and 2 quarters in his pocket. Then he should have $1.50.
Testing that:

1 + 0.25q = 1 + 0.25(2) = 1 + 0.50 = 1.50

If you keep going, you'd realize option B is the only option that gives the correct result every time.

Answer 16

@hero Thank you so much!