Naomi made a scarf for her brother using the yarn that cost $2.50 per skein. He offered to pay
Naomi for the yarn she used. If she used 1.5 skeins of yarn to make the scarf, what was the total
cost of the yarn?
Choices:
A) $2.25  B) $3.25  C) $4.25  D) $5.25  E) $6.25
$2.50 x 1.13 = 2.83 for one skein (rounded)   $2.83 x 1.5 = $4.25 (rounded)   You could have found the basic cost of 1.5 skeins first, and then figured tax and   shipping. Your answer may be slightly different because of rounding.   correct answer $4.25
<result>C</result>
Naomi made a scarf for her brother using the yarn that cost $2.50 per skein. He offered to pay
Naomi for the yarn she used. If she used 1.5 skeins of yarn to make the scarf, what was the total
cost of the yarn?