Question

At a store, bananas cost $0.68 per pound. How much will 4 1/2 pounds of bananas cost?

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Answer 1

4 1/2 pounds of bananas will cost $3.06.

Explanation:

4 1/2=9/2

0.68*9/2

0.68*4.5

3.06

Answer 2

$3.06

Explanation:

Based on the question that was given, we can see that for every *one* pound, the cost of the bananas is $0.68.

Since we are looking for how much 4 1/2 pounds is worth, we can convert this to 4.5 and simply multiply $0.68 by 4.5, giving us a grand total of $3.06