Question

A package of ground beef costs $6.98. The price per pound is $3.86. How many pounds of ground beef

are in the package? Round to the nearest hundredth.
A. .27 
B. 1.81 
C. 1.80 
D. 1.72

Answer 1

B. 1.81 pounds.

Explanation:

We have been a package of ground beef costs $6.98. The price per pound is $3.86.

To find the number of pounds of ground beef in the package we will divide the cost of package by cost of each pound of ground beef.

`\text{The number of pounds of ground beef in the package}=(\$6.98)/(\$3.86)`

`\text{The number of pounds of ground beef in the package}=1.808290155`

Upon rounding our answer to nearest hundredth we will get,

`\text{The number of pounds of ground beef in the package}\approx 1.81`

Therefore, there were 1.81 pounds of ground beef in the package and option B is the correct choice.

Answer 2

We have to find how many pounds of ground beef are in the package and to round that number to the nearest hundredth. We know that a package costs $6.98 and that the price per pound is $3.86. We will divide the cost of a package by the price per pound. 6.98 : 3.86 = 1.80829. When we round it to the nearest hundredth it is 1.81. Answer: B ) 1.81.