Question

8. Jackie paid $4.90 for 2.5 pounds of grapes. What is the cost of one pound of grapes?1. Write as a fraction2. White with a whole number divisor3. Use the division algorithm

Answer 1

Given:

Jackie paid $4.90 for 2.5 pounds of grapes.

The cost of pounds of grapes is given as,

1.

`(4.90)/(2.5)`

2. whole fraction number

`\begin{gathered} (4.90)/(2.5) \\ \text{multiply and divide by 10} \\ (4.90*10)/(2.5*10)=(49)/(25) \end{gathered}`

3. Apply long division,

Answer: the cost of one pound of grapes is $1.96.