Question

Cheryl paid $3 for each pin in her collection. She bought 32 pins in March and 56 pins in April.



How much did Cheryl spend on pins in April?



A.
What is the total amount of money Cheryl spent buying pins?


B.
How many pins did Cheryl add to her collection in March and April?


C.
What is the total cost of the pins that Cheryl bought in April?


D.
What is the difference between the number of pins bought in March and April?

Answer 1

A) She spent $264 in both March and April
B) She added 88 pins in total to her collection
C) She spent $168 in April
D) The difference is 24 pins
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Answer 2

A. As with any purchase, the total cost is the cost of each item multiplied by the number of items.
  $3×(32 +56)
  = $3×88
  = $264

B. From part A, 88 pins.

C. $3×56 = $168

D. 56 -32 = 24
Cheryl bought 24 more pins in April than in March.

(Sometimes, "the difference of M and A" is intended to be strictly interpreted as "M - A". If that is the intent here, then the answer would be -24. More commonly, this wording is interpreted in common English to mean the value that results when the smaller number is subtracted from the larger one.)