Question
A box of nails costs $2.25. A box of screws costs 1.2 times as much as the box of nails.
What is the cost of the box of screws?
What is the cost of the box of screws?
Answers
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To find the cost of the box of screws, you need to multiply the cost of the box of nails by 1.2.
The cost of the box of nails is $2.25.
\[
\text{Cost of the box of screws} = 1.2 \times \text{Cost of the box of nails}
\]
\[
\text{Cost of the box of screws} = 1.2 \times 2.25
\]
Now, calculating this:
\[
1.2 \times 2.25 = 2.7
\]
Therefore, the cost of the box of screws is **$2.70**.
The cost of the box of nails is $2.25.
\[
\text{Cost of the box of screws} = 1.2 \times \text{Cost of the box of nails}
\]
\[
\text{Cost of the box of screws} = 1.2 \times 2.25
\]
Now, calculating this:
\[
1.2 \times 2.25 = 2.7
\]
Therefore, the cost of the box of screws is **$2.70**.