Question

If melissa buys 1/2 of a pound of boysenberries, how much will she spend?

Answer 1

$1.50

Explanation:

if one pound of boysenberries is $3, and we want to find the price of half a pound, simply divide 3 in half.

3/2 = 1.50

so, 1/2 lb of boysenberries is $1.50.

Answer 2

she buys half a pound and we need to know how much she spends.

If 1 full pound is $3, we need to half that.

What's half of 3?

1.5

So that means that a half pound of berries costs:

$1.50