Question

At a grocery store, sliced turkey from the deli counter costs $1.92 per pound. A customer purchases 0.625 pound of sliced turkey. Excluding tax, how much change will she receive if she pays with a $20 bill?

(a) $19.28
(b) $17.88
(c) $18.80
(d) $18.72

Answer 1

The customer who purchases 0.625 pounds of turkey at $1.92 per pound will receive $18.80 in change after paying with a $20 bill.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the cost of the sliced turkey and the change received from a $20 bill, we first multiply the price per pound by the quantity purchased. Since the sliced turkey costs $1.92 per pound, and the customer purchases 0.625 pounds, the total cost can be found using the equation Cost = Price per Pound × Quantity or Cost = $1.92 × 0.625. This results in a cost of $1.20. Next, we subtract this amount from the $20 bill the customer pays with: Change = Payment - Cost or Change = $20.00 - $1.20, which equals $18.80. Therefore, the correct answer is (c) $18.80.