Question

Cheese costs $1.80 per pound. Samira bought some cheese. She paid with a 5 dollar bill and got $1.40 in change. How many pounds of cheese did she buy?

Answer 1

2 pounds of cheese

Explanation:

First, we have to find out how much did she pay by taking

$5.00 - $1.40 = $3.60

So, she paid $3.60 in total. Then we find how many pounds of cheese she bought by taking

3.60 / 1.80 = 2 pounds of cheese

So, she bought 2 pounds of cheese.