Question

every week you go through 350 lbs. of flour . flour is sold in 50lb. bags. A.how many bags do you need per week ?B.if the flour cost $.79/lb,how much do you spend a week in flour ?

Answer 1

A.

In order to calculate the number of bags per week, calculate the quotient between the number of pounds per week and the pound of one bag of flour:

number of bags = 350 lb/50 lb = 7 bags

Hence, you need 7 bags per week

B.

The cost of 7 bags is:

cost = $0.79 * 7 = $5.53

Hence, you spend $5.53 in flour