Question

A store has apples on sale for $20.00 for 8 pounds. If an apple is approximately 5 ounces, how many apples can you buy for $80.00? Complete the explanation.

Answer 1

In $80.00 , we get 102 apples.

Explanation:

As given, 8 pound apples costs = $20.00

so,

If we double the cost given , then we get double the times of apple given

⇒ we get 16 pound apple for = $40.00

Again, double the cost , gets double the apple

⇒ we get 32 pound apple for = $80.00

As,

1 pound= 16 ounces

⇒32 pound apple = 32×16 = 512 ounces

Now,

given that

1 apple = 5 ounces

⇒5 ounce = 1 apple

⇒1 ounce =
`(1)/(5)` apple

⇒512 ounces =
`(1)/(5)` ×512 = 102.4 ≈ 102 apples

∴ we get

In $80.00 , we get 102 apples.