Question

Julian is making potato salad for a family picnic. At the market, he spends $5.58 on red potatoes and $4.68 on yellow potatoes. If each type of potato costs $0.90 per pound, how many total pounds of potatoes does he buy?

Answer 1

Julian buys approximately 6.2 pounds of red potatoes and 5.2 pounds of yellow potatoes, for a total of 6.2 + 5.2 = 11.4 pounds of potatoes in total.