Given:
Cost per pound of potatoes is $0.29.
Cost per pound of onions is $1.23.
To Find:
The total amount Lenora spent on potatoes and onions.
Answer:
Lenora pays 6 dollars and about 98 cents in all.
Explanation:
The per pound price of potatoes is $0.29.
Lenora buys 3.7 pounds of potatoes.
To calculate the cost of the potatoes she bought, we must multiply the per pound rate with the total weight of potatoes she bought.
So, the cost of Lenora's potatoes is $(0.29)(3.7) = $1.073
Next, the per pound rate of onions is $1.23.
Lenora buys 4.8 pounds of onions.
To calculate the cost of the onions she bought, we must multiply the per pound rate with the total weight of onions she bought.
So, the cost of Lenora's onions is $(1.23)(4.8) = $5.904
To find the toal cost, we add the price she paid for the potatoes and onions which is $1.073 + $5.904 = $6.977.
This means Lenora pays 6 dollars and about 98 cents in all.