Question

The price of a cantaloupe at a fruit stand goes up 4 cents each month. The first month the stand was open, a cantaloupe cost $1.25.

What will the cost of a cantaloupe be in the 40th month?
Group of answer choices

242

86

82

35

Answer 1

Each month adds $0.04, so month 40 is 1.25 + (40−1)·0.04 = 1.25 + 1.56 = $2.81 (281 cents). None of the given choices match.