Question

alicia paid $1.32 for a bag of pinto beans .the beans cost $.55per lb .how much did the bag of pinto beans weight?

Answer 1

the bag weighed 2.4 pounds heres how you solve

1.32/.55=2.4 pounds

Answer 2

2.4 pounds.

Explanation:

We have been given that Alicia paid $1.32 for a bag of pinto beans. The beans cost $0.55 per lb. We are asked to find the weight of pinto beans bag.

To find the weight of pinto beans bag, we will divide amount paid for the bean bag by per pound of beans.

`\text{Weight of pinto beans bag}=(1.32)/(0.55)`

`\text{Weight of pinto beans bag}=2.4`

Therefore, the weight of pinto beans bag is 2.4 pounds.