A package of 8 pens costs $1.09. Milo’s work to find the unit price of the pack is shown below.

StartFraction 8 pens Over 1 dollar and 9 cents EndFraction = StartFraction question mark Over 1 dollar EndFraction. Question mark = StartFraction 8 Over 1 dollar and 9 cents EndFraction. Question mark = 7 dollars and 34 cents.

Where did Milo make his first error?
He assumed the pens are equally priced.
He wrote the unit rate incorrectly.
He made a place value error when dividing.
He multiplied instead of dividing.

Question

A package of 8 pens costs $1.09. Milo’s work to find the unit price of the pack is shown below.

StartFraction 8 pens Over 1 dollar and 9 cents EndFraction = StartFraction question mark Over 1 dollar EndFraction. Question mark = StartFraction 8 Over 1 dollar and 9 cents EndFraction. Question mark = 7 dollars and 34 cents.

Where did Milo make his first error?
He assumed the pens are equally priced.
He wrote the unit rate incorrectly.
He made a place value error when dividing.
He multiplied instead of dividing.

Lulabalula · Answer

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MrMudd183 · Answer

I believe it's the first option.  The pins could be at different prices depending on what brand you get and if you get it in ballpoint or fine point

Lulabalula · Answer

ok confusing but ok

MrMudd183 · Answer

I'll try a different way.  What are some things you like to get from the store?

Lulabalula · Answer

marker

MrMudd183 · Answer

Okay, do you notice how different marker brands/styles have different prices?

Lulabalula · Answer

yeah

MrMudd183 · Answer

Okay, so I was thinking the same thing goes for the pins in this equation/problem.  The pins could be a different brand/style so they're differnt priced

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