Question

If a pound of bread is worth 1.75 and a orange is worth 0.50 per pound. How many pounds of oranges have an equivalent cost to 3 loaves of bread? Please Help!

A.
1.25 pounds

B.
3.5 pounds

C.
10.5 pounds

D.
7 pounds

Answer 1

C. 10.5 pounds

Explanation:

The worth of 3 loaves of bread is 3 times that of one loaf:

3 × 1.75 = 5.25

You want the number of pounds of oranges (p) at 0.50 per pound that has this same worth:

0.50p = 5.25

p = 5.25/0.50 = 10.50

10.5 pounds of oranges have an equivalent cost to 3 loaves of bread.