Question

Yoshi has $234 to spend on his holiday shopping. Using the information in the table, write and solve an equation to determine the number of MP3 players he can buy.



(1 point)
Responses

6 MP3 players
6 MP3 players

7 MP3 players
7 MP3 players

5 MP3 players
5 MP3 players

3 MP3 players

Answer 1

To determine how many MP3 players Yoshi can buy with $234, we need to know the cost of one MP3 player. Let's denote the cost of one MP3 player as \( p \).

The equation to represent the total cost of \( n \) MP3 players would be:

\[ n \times p = 234 \]

To find the number of MP3 players \( n \), we can rearrange the equation:

\[ n = \frac{234}{p} \]

Now, we need to substitute the cost of one MP3 player (which we assume is provided in a table that you mentioned).

Since the cost of the MP3 player is not provided here, I'll provide an example:

1. If the cost of one MP3 player is $39:
\[ n = \frac{234}{39} = 6 \]

2. If the cost of one MP3 player is $33:
\[ n = \frac{234}{33} = 7.09 \] (so he can buy 7)

3. If the cost of one MP3 player is $46.80:
\[ n = \frac{234}{46.80} = 5 \]

4. If the cost of one MP3 player is $78:
\[ n = \frac{234}{78} = 3 \]

Based on this reasoning, please provide the cost of an MP3 player from the table you mentioned, and I can help determine how many he can buy.

If we assume a random price for the sake of example and apply it:

1. If \( p = 39 \): Yoshi can buy **6 MP3 players**.
2. If \( p = 33 \): Yoshi can buy **7 MP3 players**.
3. If \( p = 46.80 \): Yoshi can buy **5 MP3 players**.
4. If \( p = 78 \): Yoshi can buy **3 MP3 players**.

Please confirm the price of an MP3 player, or select one of the options provided based on logical reasoning above.