Question

. Keisha and her mom are at the grocery store. Keisha's mom allows her to buy a 2 pound bag of candy. Keisha can choose gummy worms, which are .40 cents per pound, or she can choose sour patches, which are .60 cents per pound. How much of each candy can Keisha buy?

Answer 1

She can buy 0.8 cents worth of Gummy worms and 1.2 cents worth of sour patches

Explanation:

Keisha is allowed to buy only 2 pounds bag of candy.

Now, she can choose either gummy worms or sour patches.

Gummy worms are 0.4 cents per pound while sour patches are 0.6 cents per pound.

Thus, maximum amount she can spend on gummy worms is; 0.4 × 2 = 0.8 cents

Maximum she can spend on sour patches is; 0.6 × 2 = 1.2 cents

She can buy 0.8 cents worth of Gummy worms and 1.2 cents worth of sour patches