What can you buy from a hardwere store that cost?

Question

A woman goes into a hardware store to buy something for her house.

When asked the price, the clerk replies, "the price of one is twelve cents,

the price of forty-four is twenty-four cents, and the price of one hundred

and forty-four is thirty-six cents. What does the woman want to buy?

Answer 1

numbers that you nail to the house

Answer 2

House numbers