Question

A store has apples on sale for $15.00 for 6 pounds. If an apple is approximately 5 ounces, how many apples can you buy for $90.00? Complete the explanation.

Answer 1

Around 115 apples

Explanation:

Lets convert 6 lbs to ounces

1 pound is 16 ounces

6 lbs * 16 ounces/ 1 lbs = 96 ounces

We can use ratios to determine how many ounces we can get for 90 dollars

$15 $90

-------------- = ----------------

96 ounces x ounces

Using cross multiplication

15x = 90* 96

15x = 8640

Divide each side by 15

15x/15 = 8640/15

x =576 ounces

Now each apple is 5 ounces

576 ounces * 1 apples/5 ounces =576/5 = 115.2 apples