Question

1 The table shows the prices of 4 different brands of cereal Ramey bought for her daycare center. Cereal Price per box (in dollars) Brand w X M 229 Ramey bought 4 boxes Brand X cereal each month for a year. How much money did Ramey spend on Brand X cereal in a year? А $107.56 B $129.56 $118.56 D $103.06

Answer 1

Since each year has 12 months, and Ramey bought 4 boxes of cereal each month, multiply 12 times 4 to find the total amount of boxes of cereal that Ramey bought in a year:

$12\times4=48$

The cost of each box of Brand X cereal is $2.47. Multiply 48 times $2.47 to find the total amount of money spent on Brand X cereal in a year:

$48\times2.47=118.56$

Therefore, Ramey spent $118.56 on Brand X cereal in a year.