A thrift is a kind of bank that arranges mortgages (mostly for home ownership) and sets up accounts to receive deposits.
The statement is actually false. The difference is in who they can borrow from and whether or not they are set up for profit. Thrifts are usually non profit.
It is an equation you have to solve.
m times p / n
mp/n
The next number in the pattern would be 14.03.
To find this, note the differences found by subtracting each number from the number that comes after.
4.03 - 2.78 = 1.25
5.78 - 4.03 = 1.75
8.03 - 5.78 = 2.25
10.78 - 8.03 = 2.75
Since each difference goes up by .5 each time, we know we can add .5 to the last difference to find the newest one.
2.75 + .5 = 3.25
Now we have the difference, so we add that to the last number.
10.78 + 3.25 = 14.03
So basically each of the tile sides measure one foot, since one foot = 12 inches.
We will call one of the tiles a unit.
And since the room is 14 feet by 10 feet, we can multiply the two dimensions together to see how many units fit into the room.
14 * 10 = 140
And so now we know that we need 140 tiles.
And since each tile costs $1.25, we can multiply that by 140 to get the total cost.
1.25 * 140 = $175
So it will cost Emma $175 to complete her project.
