Question

Apples cost $1.23 and peaches cost $1.88 per pound. You buy 2.6 lbs of apples and 1.475 lbs of peaches. You hand the cashier $20. How much change should you receive?

Answer 1

$14.13

Explanation:

(Apples)$1.23 x 2.6lb = $3.198(rounded $3.20)

(peaches)$1.88 x 1.475lb = $2.773(rounded $2.77)

so $3.20+$2.77= $5.97

then $20 - $5.87= $14.13

so ur change would be ($14.13)

Answer 2

The change you should receive is $14.22.

Explanation:

To find the total cost of the apples and peaches, we first need to multiply the cost per pound by the amount of each fruit purchased. For the apples, we have 2.6 lbs multiplied by $1.23, which gives us a total cost of $3.20. For the peaches, we have 1.475 lbs multiplied by $1.88, which gives us a total cost of $2.77. Adding these two totals together, we get a final cost of $3.20 + $2.77 = $5.97.

Next, we need to subtract this total cost from the amount of money given to the cashier. Since we handed the cashier $20, we have $20 - $5.97 = $14.03. However, since we are dealing with money, we need to make sure our answer is accurate to the nearest cent. This means that we need to round our answer to two decimal places. In this case, we round $14.03 to $14.02, since the number following the second decimal place is less than 5. Finally, we need to add one cent to our answer to make sure we have enough change.

Therefore, our final answer is $14.02 + $0.20 = $14.22.