Homework Help: math

Posted by sara on Sunday, April 19, 2009 at 5:40pm.

Ivan bought 4.6 pounds of beef at the market for total of $36.57. He calculated that the price per pound of the beef was $0.79 per pound . Explain why Ivan's calculation cannot be correct.

math - Reiny, Sunday, April 19, 2009 at 7:37pm
ummh, because (4.6)(0.79) is not equal to 36.57 ??

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