SOLUTION: At a local hardware store, Ms. Jones learned that 1 would cost her $.50, 12 would cost $1.00, and the price of 144 would be $1.50. What was Ms. Jones buying?
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Question 1119414: At a local hardware store, Ms. Jones learned that 1 would cost her $.50, 12 would cost $1.00, and the price of 144 would be $1.50. What was Ms. Jones buying?
Only can be shown, unit price for each of the three packagings, and that the package is a decreasing part of the cost as the number of units is increased.
This is not a math problem; it is a riddle. As such, it is good entertainment; but it is not really appropriate for this web site.
What she is buying are numbers that can be used, for example, to display the address of a house on a street. "1" requires one such number; "12" requires two; and "144" requires 3. The numbers cost $0.50 each.
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