Question

John wants to buy strawberries and apples to make a fruit tart. Strawberries cost $3 per pound and apples cost $2.25 per pound. How much does he spend if he buys 0.5 pounds of strawberries and 3 pounds of apples? How much does he spend if he buys xx pounds of strawberries and yy pounds of apples?

Answer 1

he spends $1.5 on strawberries and $6.75 on apples