Question

Maggie bought a pound of bananas and 4 boxes of cereal for $10. 11. If each box of cereal cost $2.40, what was the price of a

pound of bananas?
O $0.51
O $0.61
O $1.51
O $2.91

Answer 1

Explanation:

2.40 x 2 = 4.80

4.80 x 2 = 9.60

10.11 - 9.60 = .51

Answer 2

Answer : The price of a pound of bananas was, $0.51

Step-by-step explanation :

Let the cost of a pound of bananas be, x

and the cost of each box of cereal will be, y.

Maggie bought a pound of bananas and 4 boxes of cereal for $10. 11. The equation will be:

`x+4y=10.11`

If each box of cereal cost $2.40. The expression will be:

`y=2.40`

Now put the value of 'y' in above equation, we get the value of 'x'.

`x+4y=10.11`

`x+4(2.40)=10.11`

`x+9.6=10.11`

`x=10.11-9.6`

`x=0.51`

The cost of a pound of bananas = x = $0.51

The cost of a box of cereal = y = $2.40

Therefore, the price of a pound of bananas was, $0.51