Question

The table shows the total cost for different numbers of jackets. Number of jackets 2 5 7 Total cost ($) 46. 50 116. 25 162. 75 What is the cost of 3 jackets? Enter your answer in the box.

Answer 1

The cost price of 1 jacket is $23.25 and the cost price of 3 jackets is $69.75.

What is the cost price?

Cost price is the total amount of money to produce a given product or provide a given service.

Given cost prices for jackets are,

Jackets Cost Price

2         46.5

5         116. 25

7         162. 75

We need to calculate the cost price of 3 jackets. First, we need to find out the cost price of one jacket.

$2 \; \rm Jackets =\ 46.50$

$1 \;\rm Jacket = \dfrac {\ 46.50}{2}$

$1 \;\rm Jacket = \ 23.25$

Now the cost price of 3 jackets is given as,

$3\;\rm Jackets = \ 23.25 \times 3$

$3\;\rm Jackets = \ 69.75$

Hence we can conclude that the cost price of 3 jackets is $69.75.

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