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prealgebra senior

Problem

Each morning of her five-day workweek, Jane bought either a -cent muffin or a -cent bagel. Her total cost for the week was a whole number of dollars. How many bagels did she buy?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
If Jane bought one more bagel but one fewer muffin, then her total cost for the week would increase by cents. If Jane bought bagel, then she bought muffins. Her total cost for the week would be cents, or dollars. Clearly, she bought one more bagel but one fewer muffin at a total cost of dollars. Therefore, she bought bagels.
Final answer
B