Question

The friendly old woman sold 38 long-

stemmed roses on street corner A and 45
on street corner B (all at the same price).
If the old woman sold $124.50 in total,
what was the price of each rose?

Answer 1

Step-by-step eWrite 2.9 as

2.9

1

Multiply both numerator and denominator by 10 for every number after the decimal point

2.9 × 10

1 × 10

=

29

10

Reducing the fraction gives

29

10xplanation: