Question

At the neighborhood grocery, 2.52.5 pounds of chicken breast cost \$23.50$23.50. Caroline spent \$34.78$34.78 on chicken breast. How many pounds of chicken breast did she buy, to the nearest hundredth of a pound?

Answer 1

Caroline spent
$34.78 on chicken breast, and the price per pound is 2.52.5. To calculate the number of pounds she bought, we can divide the total cost by the price per pound.

34.78/2.52.5 = 13.8476 pounds

To the nearest hundredth of a pound, Caroline bought 13.85 pounds of chicken breast.