Question

2. A farm lets you pick 3 pints of raspberries for $12.00. a. What is the cost per pint? b. How many pints do you get per dollar? c. At this rate, how many pints can you aford for $20.00? d. At this rate, how much will 8 pints of raspberries cost?

Answer 1

(a) the cost per pint = $4 per pint

(b) the number of pints per dollar = 0.25 pints per dollar

(c) the number of pints you can afford for $20.00 = 5 pints of raspberries

(d) the cost of 8 pints of raspberries = $32

Explanation:

Given;

cost of 3 pints of raspberries = $12.00

(a) the cost per pint

`= (\$12)/(3 \ pints) = \$4 \ \ per \ pints`

(b) the number of pints per dollar

`= ( 3 \ pints)/(\$12 ) = (3 *(1)/(12) )/(12 *(1)/(12) ) = ((1)/(4) \ pints )/(1\$) = (0.25 \ pints)/(1 \$) = 0.25 \ pints \ per \ dollar`

(c) the number of pints you can afford for $20.00

= (0.25 pints per dollar) x ($20.00) = 5 pints of raspberries

(d) the cost of 8 pints of raspberries

= ($4 per pints) x (8 pints) = $32