That's very interesting. I had never thought about it before.
Let's look through all of the ten possible digits in that place,
and see what we can tell:
-- 0:
A number greater than 10 with a 0 in the units place is a multiple of
either 5 or 10, so it's not a prime number.
-- 1:
A number greater than 10 with a 1 in the units place could be
a prime (11, 31 etc.) but it doesn't have to be (21, 51).
-- 2:
A number greater than 10 with a 2 in the units place has 2 as a factor
(it's an even number), so it's not a prime number.
-- 3:
A number greater than 10 with a 3 in the units place could be
a prime (13, 23 etc.) but it doesn't have to be (33, 63) .
-- 4:
A number greater than 10 with a 4 in the units place is an even
number, and has 2 as a factor, so it's not a prime number.
-- 5:
A number greater than 10 with a 5 in the units place is a multiple
of either 5 or 10, so it's not a prime number.
-- 6:
A number greater than 10 with a 6 in the units place is an even
number, and has 2 as a factor, so it's not a prime number.
-- 7:
A number greater than 10 with a 7 in the units place could be
a prime (17, 37 etc.) but it doesn't have to be (27, 57) .
-- 8:
A number greater than 10 with a 8 in the units place is an even
number, and has 2 as a factor, so it's not a prime number.
-- 9:
A number greater than 10 with a 9 in the units place could be
a prime (19, 29 etc.) but it doesn't have to be (39, 69) .
So a number greater than 10 that IS a prime number COULD have
any of the digits 1, 3, 7, or 9 in its units place.
It CAN't have a 0, 2, 4, 5, 6, or 8 .
The only choice that includes all of the possibilities is 'A' .
There will be at least 1,350 bacteria in the Petri dish in 3 hours, or at 11:00am.
8:00am: 50 bacteria
9:00am: 150 bacteria
10:00am: 450 bacteria
11:00am: 1350 bacteria
950 - 50 = 900
900 / 2 = 450
The bench cost $450 and the garden table cost $500
Your answer is $450
Hope this helps!
