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lexi bought 1 2\5 pounds of green grapes and 2 3\10 pounds of red grapes. Grapes are 2.99 a pound. Did lexi spend more or less than $12 on grapes? please explain asap

User Malla
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Less than $12
Hope that helps :)
User Kkochanski
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Answer:

Less than $12

Explanation:

I changed everything into decimals to make it easier to solve:

1 2/5= 1.4

2 3/10= 2.3

1.4+2.3=3.7

2.99·3.7=11.063 (Round it to the nearest hundredth and you get 11.06)

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