Question

A store has apples on sale for $9.00 for 6 pounds. If an apple is approximately 5 ounces, how many apples can you buy for $54.00? Complete the explanation.

The cost per pound of the apples on sale is $____
.
You can buy _________
pounds of apples for $54.00.
Since 1 pound = 16 ounces, so there are about
________ apples in each pound.
You can buy approximately ______
apples for $54.00.

Answer 1

The cost per pound of the apples on sale is $1.50 ($9.00/ 6 lbs).

You can buy 36 lbs of apples for $54.00. ($54.00/ $1.50 per lb).
Since 1 lb = 16 oz, there are about 3 apples in each pound. (16 oz/ 5 oz per apple = 3.2 apples).
You can buy approximately 108 apples for $54.00. (36 lbs for $54.00 x 3 apples per pound = 108 apples).