Question

Lisa went to the hardware store and bought 12 pieces rope. Each rope was





of a meter long. If the rope cost $3.50 a meter, how much did she spend?
Responses
A $27.00$27.00
B $31.50$31.50
C $33.50$33.50
D $36.00$36.00
E $42.00

Answer 1

To find out how much Lisa spent on the rope, we need to calculate the total length of the rope she bought and then multiply that by the cost per meter.

1. Lisa bought 12 pieces of rope, and we assume each piece is 1 meter long (it seems the length wasn't fully mentioned, but it's implied).

2. Therefore, the total length of the rope is:
\[
\text{Total Length} = 12 \text{ pieces} \times 1 \text{ meter/piece} = 12 \text{ meters}
\]

3. The cost of the rope is $3.50 per meter.

4. Now we calculate the total cost:
\[
\text{Total Cost} = \text{Total Length} \times \text{Cost per meter} = 12 \text{ meters} \times 3.50 \text{ dollars/meter}
\]

5. Performing the multiplication:
\[
12 \times 3.50 = 42.00
\]

Thus, Lisa spent **$42.00**.

So the correct response is: **E. $42.00**.