Question

Hassan wants to buy cherries and raspberries to make a fruit tart. Cherries cost $3.25 per pound and raspberries cost $3 per pound. How many pounds of fruit does he buy if he buys 3 pounds of cherries and 2 pounds of raspberries?

a. 7 pounds

b. 5.75 pounds

c. 9 pounds

d. 6.5 pounds

Answer 1

Hassan buys 5 pounds of fruit in total.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the total weight of fruit that Hassan buys, we need to add together the weight of the cherries and the weight of the raspberries. Hassan buys 3 pounds of cherries and 2 pounds of raspberries. So the total weight of fruit he buys is 3 pounds + 2 pounds = 5 pounds.