Question

It costs $1.16 to buy four-fifths a pound of apples. How much would it cost to
buy 8 pounds?

Answer 1

11.60

Explanation:

If the cost of 4/5th a pound of apples is $1.16, and we need to find the cost of that of 8 pounds, then you start by finding how many 4/5ths of a pound are in 8 pounds. 8 dividided by 0.8 (the decimal form of 4/5) is 10. Taking that 10, you would multiply the original cost of $1.16, which would bring you to the total of $11.60.