Question

Maggie bought 1 5/8 pounds of fruit at the farmers market. She pays $0.80 per pound for her fruit. How much total did she spend

Answer 1

$2.75 (did it on edge)

Answer 2

Maggie spent $2.75 on cheese.

As the fruit are weighed in fractions of pounds that are not similar, you need to convert them to a similar form that will allow them to be added.

Convert them to decimals:

1/8 = 0.125

1/4 = 0.25

1.25 = 1.25

The cost of the fruit is therefore:

= (Total pounds of fruit bought) x Cost per pound

= (0.125 + 0.25 + 1.25) x 0.8

= 1.625 x 0.8

= $1.30

The amount spent on cheese is:

= Total amount spent - Amount spent on fruit

= 4.05 - 1.30

= $2.75

Maggie, therefore, spent $2.75 on cheese.