Question

Hauls Vegetable Market has the folloeing vegetables for sale.

Carrots cost 3.50$ per pound
Cucumbers cost 0.69$ per pound
Squash cost 2$ per pound

What will be the ckst for 2 1/2 pounds of carrots and 3/4 pound of squash cost​

Answer 1

The cost of 2 1/2 pounds of carrots and 3/4 pound of squash is $ 10.25.

Explanation:

Since Hauls Vegetable Market sells carrots that cost $ 3.50 per pound, cucumbers that cost $ 0.69 per pound, and squash that cost $ 2 per pound, to determine what will be the cost for 2 1/2 pounds of carrots and 3/4 pound. of squash the following calculation must be performed:

1/2 = 0.5

3/4 = 0.75

Carrots: 3.50 x 2.5 = 8.75

Squash: 2 x 0.75 = 1.50

8.75 + 1.50 = 10.25

Thus, the cost of 2 1/2 pounds of carrots and 3/4 pound of squash is $ 10.25.