Use the following information to answer questions 29-31.

Kyla purchased 25 pieces of candy from Laszko's Candy Shop. Her purchase consists of 7 lollipops, 4 candy bars, 10 licorice sticks, and 4 gumballs. The unit price of each candy item is shown in the table below. Kyla's purchase, without sales tax, totaled $10.30. Laszko's charges an 8% sales tax on each purchase, which is calculated by multiplying the purchase total by 0.08 and rounding to the nearest $0.01.

31. Kyla offers to sell 2 of the 25 pieces of candy to her brother Virgil. She lets Virgil have a choice of 2 pieces of the same candy item or 1 piece each of 2 different candy items. Kyla will have Virgil pay the same total cost for the 2 pieces that he would pay for the 2 pieces at Laszko's. How many different total costs (in dollars) are possible for Virgil's choice of 2 pieces?

Answer and Explanation

Your Answer is

Correct Answer is B

Explanation

If Virgil chooses 2 identical candies, there are 4 options. If Virgil chooses 2 different candies, there are 6 options. There are 10 types in total. Choose B.