Question

A student analyzed an antacid tablet from a bottle containing 120 tablets purchased for $2.79. The mass of the tablet was 1.247 grams. What is the cost of one antacid tablet in cents/tablet?

Answer 1

The cost of one antacid is 2.325 cents per tablet.

Explanation:

As per the question based on the student analysis we know that,

Total antacid tablets in a bottle = 120

Purchase Price of a bottle = $ 2.79

Cost of 1 antacid tablet $=\frac{2.79}{120}$  

As we know $1 = 100 cent

The cost of 1 antacid tablet = $\frac{2.79}{120}$ × 100 cents = 2.325 cents/tablet .

Thus we came to know that it costs 2.325 cents/tablet .