Question

Grapes cost $7.55 per pound. Evan wants to buy 4.8 pounds of grapes, and he estimates that he will need $32 to buy the 4.8 pounds of grapes. Which sta

Answer 1

He will need more than $32 to buy 4.8 lbs of grapes. He will spend $36.24 on 4.8 lbs of grapes.

Answer 2

$36.24

Explanation:

Evan wants to buy 4.8 pounds of grapes.

Grapes cost $7.55 per pound.

He estimates that he will need $32 to buy the 4.8 pounds of grapes.

He is not correct because

1 pound of grapes = $7.55

4.8 pounds of grapes = $7.55 × 4.8

= $ 36.24

The cost of 4.8 pounds of grapes would be $36.24.