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writing fractions using the LCD

1/3, 1/4, 1/12

It escapes me how to do this
 
I need help with this Math problem:

Mrs. Graff bought 15 bottles of shampoo on sale at a local store. Each bottle contained 16 oz. If each oz. cost $.06, what was the total cost of the shampoo?

Math was not my forte in school at all.

Your help would be GREATLY appreciated!!!

Thanks
 
Mrs. Graff bought 15 bottles of shampoo on sale at a local store. Each bottle contained 16 oz. If each oz. cost $.06, what was the total cost of the shampoo?
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Don't make it complicated. This is a simple problem. Start by asking yourself how much one bottle would cost. If it's $.06 per ounce, and 16 oz per bottle, that is just

($.06)(16) = $.96 per bottle

Multiply this answer by the number of bottles and you have the total cost.

Note: start a new problem using the "newtopic" button rather than adding on to your old post.
 
You posted your question at the end of somebody else's discussion. In the future, please start your own discussion by clicking the [NEWTOPIC] button on the board's index page.

We use multiplication, to determine the total cost.

If each ounce costs six cents, then 16 ounces will cost 16 times $0.06 .

If this happens five times, then we need to multiply by 5, too.

\(\displaystyle 5 \;\times\; 16 \;\times\; 0.06 \;=\; ?\)
 
I am new to this forum but I have been part of forums before. So I posted on the topic that was closest to my situation.
 
I searched and did not find a place to put a New Post. Anyway, I appreciate the answers that the 2 people gave.
The Teacher's Edition gave another answer though of $14.40. I was trying to see how they came up with that answer.
 
mathnovice said:
I searched and did not find a place to put a New Post. Anyway, I appreciate the answers that the 2 people gave.
The Teacher's Edition gave another answer though of $14.40. I was trying to see how they came up with that answer.
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You buy 15 bottles, right?

Each bottle contains 16 oz, right?

15 bottles at 16 oz per bottle means you buy 15*16 ounces.

That's 240 ounces.

Now..the cost per ounce, as stated in the problem, is $ 0.06.

To find the total cost for the 15 bottles, multiply the number of ounces by the cost per ounce:

240 ounces * $0.06 /ounce

That should agree with the answer in "the book."

In the future, if you are going to post a question, please click on "new topic" so that your question is not appended to someone else's thread.
 
Thank you for your answer but again, I searched and looked and I did not see a place for me to post a NEW TOPIC.
So continuing to tell me that isn't helping unless you can show me where to put the New Posts.

Thank you
 
mathnovice said:
I appreciate the answers that the 2 people gave. The Teacher's Edition gave another answer though of $14.40.

Everything that you've been told by people here leads to $14.40 .

Clearly, the issue is at your end, and nobody here can tell you what you're doing wrong, unless you start showing your work.
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mathnovice said:
I searched and looked and I did not see a place for me to post a NEW TOPIC. So continuing to tell me that isn't helping unless you can show me where to put the New Posts.

I already told you that the [NEWTOPIC] button appears on the boards' index pages.

Now I will show you, using the screenshot below (double-click image, to expand).
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Your red arrow could be a bit longer, like some 1/5 inch...
 
Denis said:
Your red arrow could be a bit longer, like some 1/5 inch...
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How 'bout I slide it down, instead of making it longer. Would you like the tip to actually touch the button image, or would you prefer a slight gap?

And, would you like fries with that?

:p
 
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