Dumb question???????

Question

i am helping my sister with her math homework and we came across this question. im not sure if i am taking this too literally or if it is a trick question. so i thought that if i posted it someone may be able to help me!!

"Rob and his dad visited the hardware store on Saturday. They observed the following transactions: Mr. Harris bought 4 for $0.05, Mrs. Clarke bought 21 for $1.00, Mr. Moss bought 1,134 for $2.00 and Mrs. Park bought 450 for $1.50. What were they buying?"

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Answer 1

it's impossible to answer we need nore info, its a trick question

Answer 2

are you sure its not 4 for $0.50? because if so they are buying digits for $0.50 each.

Answer 3

Nails?

Answer 4

they (rob and his dad) just observe the transaction and didn't buy anything..

Answer 5

tools???? because it's a hardware store

Answer 6

Some things you can buy bulk at a discounted price. The more you buy, the cheaper the price is. Mr. Harris paid .125 cents per item, Mrs. Clarke paid .0476 per item, Mr. Moss paid .002 per item and Mrs. Park paid .003 per item. Mr. Moss bought the most with the lowest cost per item. Mr. Harris, probably bought his from Mr. Moss. My answer is that they have purchased bulk.

Answer 7

individual thumb tacks?

that's really hard idk lol srry

Answer 8

Drugs?

Answer 9

Sry, IDK it either .

It mayb a trick question .

But there's a clue 'Hardware store'

Answer 10

floppy disks

idk

please help me

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Answer 11

they must have bought hardware because they were in a hardware shop