Question

Carrie bought three pounds of bananas for $1.08. June paid $1.80 for her banana

purchase. If they paid the same price per pound, how many pounds of bananas did
June buy?

Answer 1

June bought 5 pounds of bananas

Explanation:

The per pound price of bananas bought by Carrie is given by:

Total Price/Number of Pounds=$1.08/3=$0.36

Now as Carrie and June had purchased the banana at the same price, So the pounds of banana bought by June is given by:

Amount Paid by June/Price Per pound=$1.80/$0.36=5

So June bought 5 pounds of bananas