Question

The price of a mango at a fruit stand goes up 5 cents each month. The first month the stand was open, a mango cost $1.25.

What will the cost of a mango be in the 25th month?

Question 2 options:

$1.50


$1.75


$2.45


$2.50

Answer 1

$2.50 because 25 x 5 = 125 so the price went up $1.25.

Answer 2

$2.45

Take the 5 cents that the price goes up every month and multiply that by 24 months to get 1.20, since the stand was already open for one month. Add that to the original price of $1.25 and you get $2.45.