Question

One bag of potatoes of a certain brand

weighs 40 ounces. Five pounds of these
potatoes cost $4.00. If Larry has exactly
$20.00 to spend on potatoes, what is the
maximum number of bags he can buy? (1
pound = 16 ounces)

Answer 1

20bags

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Answer 2

10 bags

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that one bag has 40 ounces or 2.5 pounds (40/16) of potatoes. We also know that 5 pounds of potatoes cost 4 dollars. Since 5 is 2*2.5, we know that each bag of potatoes costs 4/2 or 2 dollars (just looking at the common ratios). Since each bag of potatoes costs 2 dollars, and Larry has 20 dollars, he can buy a maximum of 10 bags of potatoes (20/2=10).