Question

At Safeway, chicken wings are $2.59 for ½ pound. How much would 3 pounds of chicken wings cost?

Answer 1

3 pounds of chicken wings would cost $15.54

Explanation:

½ pound times 2 is 1 pound.

$2.59 × 6 = $15.54

Answer 2

$15.54

Explanation:

The first step in working out the total of 3 pounds would be to convert 1/2 into a decimal. You can do this by dividing the numerator of 1 by the denominator of 2, this gives you 0.5.

Now that you have worked out 1/2 as a decimal, the next step would be to multiply 3 by 0.5, this gives you 6. This is because you are working out how many times 1/2 a pound goes into 3 pounds.

The final step would be to multiply the price of $2.59 by the quantity of 6, this gives you $15.54.

1) Divide 1 by 2.

`1/2=0.5`

2) Multiply 3 by 0.5.

`3*0.5=6`

3) Multiply 2.59 by 6.

`2.59*6=15.54`