Question

A grocer wants to make a mixture of three dried fruits. He decides that the ratio of pounds of banana chips to apricots to dates should be 5:2:2. Banana chips cost $1.28/lb, apricots cost $3.00/ln, and dates cost $2.62/lb. What is the cost per pound of the mixture?

Answer 1

$1.96/lb

Step-by-step explanation:

A grocer wants to make a mixture of three dried fruits.

The ratio of pounds of banana chips to apricots to dates is 5:2:2

Banana chips cost $1.28/lb

Apricots cost $3.00/lb

Dates cost $2.62/lb

The first step is to find the total number of pounds

= 5+2+2

= 9 pounds

Total cost can be calculated as follows

= 1.28(5) + 3(2) + 2.62(2)

= 6.4+6+5.24

= $17.64

Therefore, the cost per pound of the mixture can be calculated as follows

= 17.64/9

= 1.96

Hence the cost per pound of the mixture is $1.96/lb