Question

Apples cost $2.40 for 3 lb. At that rate, how many pounds of apples can you buy for $8.00?

a ) 10 lb

b) 12 lb

c) 9 lb

d) 11 lb

Answer 1

You can get 10 pounds of apples for $8.00.
so the answer would be:
a)

Hope this helps

Answer 2

The correct answer is a) 10 lb

Explanation:

We know that 3 lb of apples cost $2.40

We also know that exists a linear relationship between the cost and the amount of apple. We also know that this relationship is a direct linear relationship. This means that If we buy more apples the cost will increase.

To find the amount of apple that we can buy with $8.00 we can write :

`(2.40)/(3)=(8.00)/(x)`

The division between the cost of the apples and the amount of apples must be a constant.

$2.40 divided by 3 lb must be equal to $8.00 divided by ''x''

Solve it for x :

`x=((8.00).(3))/(2.40)=10`

The answer is x = 10 lb

Therefore, the correct options is a)