Since each cupcake is worth $1.50 you multiply that by the amount of cupcakes you have. To find the amount of cupcakes if you have the price you would divide it by the price for one.
The Pythagorean Theorem is a statement about triangles containing a right angle. The Pythagorean Theorem states that: "The area of the square built upon the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the areas of the squares upon the remaining sides."