Question

The school's cricket coach is providing his team with new uniforms. A uniform includes a jersey, a pair of hand gloves and a pair of cricket pads. One jersey costs $\$12,$ one pair of hand gloves costs $\$15$ and one pair of cricket pads costs $\$10.$

How much it will cost in total if the team has $8$ players?

• A. $\$37$
• B. $\$200$
• C. $\$296$
• D. $\$216$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $\$296$

$\underset{–}{\text{Given}:}$
$\bullet$ Cost of one jersey $=\$12$
$\bullet$ Cost of one pair of hand gloves $=\$15$
$\bullet$ Cost of one pair of cricket pads $=\$10$

Total cost of the above $3$ new uniforms for $1$ player $=\$12+\$15+\$10$
Total cost of the above $3$ new uniforms for $8$ players $=8\times (\$12+\$15+\$10)$

As we know that the multiplication is distributive over addition,
$=\$(8\times 12+8\times 15+8\times 10)$
$=\$(96+120+80)$
$=\$296$

The total cost of the items for $8$ players would be $\$296$. Therefore, option (d.) is the correct answer.