Question

Bill is shopping for folders, notebooks, and pencils for the first day of school. A notebook costs 4 times as much as a folder. A notebook costs 2 times as much as a set of pencils. Each folder costs $2. Determine the total cost for 1 folder, 1 notebook, and 1 set of pencils.

Answer 1

$14

Explanation:

Assuming the cost of folder to be
`x`, then the cost of notebook will be
`4 x` and the cost of set of pencils will be
`2 x`.

Cost of the folder = $2

Cost of notebook = 4 × 2 = $8

Cost of pencil = 2 × 2 = $4

Total cost of 1 folder, 1 notebook and 1 set of pencils = $2 + $8 + $4 = $14