My friend Charles noticed that one of his students came to class every day with two cups of coffee
From a well-known coffee chain that isn't exactly famous for their low prices. He asked her if she'd
Ever thought about how much she spent on that coffee over the course of a year; not surprisingly,
She had not. If she paid $2.75 per cup for that coffee every day, how much would she spend on
Coffee in a year?
A)$1,003.75
B)$715.00
C)$2,007.50
D)$1,430.00

Question

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If the student buys two cups of coffee every day at $2.75 per cup, then she spends 2 x $2.75 = $5.50 per day on coffee. To find out how much she spends in a year, we can multiply $5.50 by the number of days she goes to class in a year. Assuming she attends class every weekday (Monday-Friday) for a whole year (52 weeks), there are 5 days x 52 weeks = 260 weekdays in a year. Therefore, the student spends $5.50 x 260 = $1,430.00 on coffee in a year. The closest answer choice is C, $2,007.50, but that is too high. The answer must be less than $1,500, so the only reasonable choice is C.

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