Question

A store has apples on sale for $28.00 for 8 pounds. If an apple is approximately 5 ounces, how many apples can you buy for $168.00? Complete the explanation.

The cost per pound of the apples on sale is $
.
You can buy
pounds of apples for $168.00.
Since 1 pound = 16 ounces, so there are about
apples in each pound.
You can buy approximately
apples for $168.00.

Answer 1

For $168 you could buy approximately 48 pounds of apples.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Find the number of apples in 8 pounds:

8 pounds x 16 ounces per pound = 128 ounces.

Divide total cost by cost for 8 pounds:

168 / 28 = 6

Multiply 6 by 128 ounces:

128 x 6 = 768 total ounces for $168.

Now divide total ounces by 5 ounces per apple:

768 / 5 = 153.6, round up to 154 apples.