Math - If Linda purchases an item that costs $30 or less, she will pay with cash.

If Linda purchases an item that costs $30 or less, she will pay with cash. If Linda purchases an item that costs between $30 and $70 she will pay with a check. If Linda purchases an item that costs $70 or greater, she will use a credit card. If Linda recently paid for a certain item using a check, which of the following statements could be true? 

a. The item cost $80. 

b. If the item had cost $20 more, she would have paid with cash. 

c. The item cost at least $70. 

d. The item cost more than $25.

Answer: d. The item cost more than $25.

Because Linda only pays with a check if an item costs more than $30, the item Linda purchased with a check in this problem must have cost more than $30. If an item costs more than $30, then it must cost more than $25 (choice d), as well.