Question

Here are 2 math question for 10 points!

1. Robert bought 2.45 pounds of trail mix. The trail mix costs $6.75 per pound.

How much did Robert spend for the trail mix?

2. Ronald bought 1.5 pounds of red apples and 0.75 pounds of yellow apples. He bought 1.6 times as many pounds of green apples as red apples and yellow apples combined.

How many pounds of green apples did Ronald buy?

Answer 1

1. $16.54
2. 3.6 lbs

Explanation:

1. Multiply pounds by price per pound to get the "extended" price:

(2.45 lb)($6.75 /lb) = $16.5375 ≈ $16.54

Robert spent $16.54 for trail mix.

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2. The weight of red and yellow apples combined is ...

1.5 + 0.75 = 2.25 . . . . lbs of red and yellow apples

The amount of green apples is 1.6 times this amount, so is ...

green apple weight = 1.6 × 2.25 lbs = 3.6 lbs

Ronald bought 3.6 pounds of green apples.