Question

Organic apples are on special for $1.80 per pound. does total cost vary inversely or directly with the number of pounds purchased? find the cost of 2.1 pounds of apples.

Answer 1

for 2.1 pounds of organic apples you would have to pay 3 dollars and 78 cents

Answer 2

The total cost varies directly with the number of pounds purchased.

Explanation:

Organic apples are on special for $1.80 per pound.

So, the cost of 2.1 pounds of apples will be =
`1.80*2.1=3.78` dollars

We can see that the total cost is more than the original cost. So, the total cost varies directly with the number of pounds purchased.

As the pounds of oranges increases, the amount spent or total cost increases.