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Margie bought <math> 3 </math> apples at a cost of <math> 50 </math> cents per apple. She paid with a 5-dollar bill. How much change did Margie recieve?
 
Margie bought <math> 3 </math> apples at a cost of <math> 50 </math> cents per apple. She paid with a 5-dollar bill. How much change did Margie recieve?
  
<math>\text{(A)}\ \textdollar 1.50 \qquad \text{(B)}\ \textdollar 2.00 \qquad \text{(C)}\ \textdollar 2.50 \qquad \text{(D)}\ \textdollar 3.00 \qquad \text{(E)}\ \textdollar 3.50</math>
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<math>\textbf{(A)}\ \textdollar 1.50 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \textdollar 2.00 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \textdollar 2.50 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \textdollar 3.00 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \textdollar 3.50</math>
  
 
==Solution==
 
==Solution==
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<math>50</math> cents is equivalent to <math>\textdollar 0.50.</math> Then the three apples cost <math>3 \times \textdollar 0.50 = \textdollar 1.50.</math> The change Margie receives is <math>\textdollar 5.00 - \textdollar 1.50 = \boxed{\textbf{(E)}\ \textdollar 3.50}</math>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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Revision as of 17:23, 25 November 2011

Problem

Margie bought $3$ apples at a cost of $50$ cents per apple. She paid with a 5-dollar bill. How much change did Margie recieve?

$\textbf{(A)}\ \textdollar 1.50 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \textdollar 2.00 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \textdollar 2.50 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \textdollar 3.00 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \textdollar 3.50$

Solution

$50$ cents is equivalent to $\textdollar 0.50.$ Then the three apples cost $3 \times \textdollar 0.50 = \textdollar 1.50.$ The change Margie receives is $\textdollar 5.00 - \textdollar 1.50 = \boxed{\textbf{(E)}\ \textdollar 3.50}$

See Also

2011 AMC 8 (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
First Problem
Followed by
Problem 2
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All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions