Question

Bella wants to buy blueberries and raspberries to make a fruit tart. Blueberries cost $3.75 per pound and raspberries cost $2.75 per pound. How much does she spend if she buys 3 pounds of blueberries and 1.5 pounds of raspberries? How much does she spend if she buys xx pounds of blueberries and yy pounds of raspberries?

Answer 1

Bella spends $15.375 on 3 pounds of blueberries and 1.5 pounds of raspberries. For variable quantities, the cost is $3.75xx for blueberries and $2.75yy for raspberries, where xx and yy are the amounts of blueberries and raspberries in pounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate how much Bella spends on blueberries and raspberries, we can perform a simple multiplication for each item and then add the totals together.

First scenario: 3 pounds of blueberries at $3.75 per pound and 1.5 pounds of raspberries at $2.75 per pound.

Cost of blueberries = 3 pounds × $3.75/pound = $11.25

Cost of raspberries = 1.5 pounds × $2.75/pound = $4.125

Total cost = $11.25 + $4.125 = $15.375 (or $15.38 rounded to the nearest cent)

Second scenario: xx pounds of blueberries and yy pounds of raspberries.

Cost of blueberries = xx pounds × $3.75/pound = $3.75xx

Cost of raspberries = yy pounds × $2.75/pound = $2.75yy

Total cost = $3.75xx + $2.75yy

Answer 2

a) 15.375

B) at a minimum 65 dollars

Step-by-step explanation:

part one you multiply the pound by the price and get your answer and part 2 its a double digit number so you find the minimum