Calculate Total Cost: Multiplying $1.50 × 100 for Class Supplies

Question

A package of potato chips costs a dollar and a half. A teacher bought enough packs for 100 students to have one each. How much did she pay in total?

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll use straightforward multiplication:

  • Step 1: Determine the cost per pack, which is 1.51.5 dollars.
  • Step 2: Determine the number of packs needed, which equals the number of students: 100100.
  • Step 3: Multiply the cost per pack by the number of packs:

Total Cost=1.5×100 \text{Total Cost} = 1.5 \times 100

Total Cost=150 \text{Total Cost} = 150 dollars

Therefore, the total amount paid by the teacher is 150 150 dollars.

Answer

150 150 $