Question

Lanny bought 1.4 pounds of rice that costs $0.40 per pound. How much does Lanny pay for the rice?

Answer 1

1.40
* .40
--------
0.56

Answer 2

The correct answer is $0,56.

Explanation:

In order to begin with the calculation we must understand the information we have.

We know that Lanny bought 1.4 pounds of rice, for a single pound of rice she paid $ 0.40.

To find out how much you paid in total for the rice, we simply multiply the value of the unit 0.40 by the total value of pounds of rice 1.4.

So:

0.40 x 1.4 = 0.56

In this way we can verify that the total Lanny paid for the rice was $ 0.56.