Question

Jelly beans cost $6.45 per pound. If Marcus spent $7.74 on jelly beans, how many pounds did he buy?

a. 1.2 pounds
b. 1.5 pounds
c. 2 pounds
d. 3 pounds

Answer 1

Marcus bought approximately 1.2 pounds of the jelly beans.

Step-by-step explanation:

To figure out how many pounds Marcus bought, we need to divide the amount he spent on jelly beans by the cost per pound. Marcus spent $7.74 and jelly beans cost $6.45 per pound.

To find the pounds, we divide $7.74 by $6.45:

7.74 / 6.45 = 1.2 pounds

Therefore, Marcus bought approximately 1.2 pounds of jelly beans.