what is the answer if you buy 2 lbs of squash and the squash costs $2.05 a pound?
2 x $2.05 = $______
$4.10
To find out the total cost of buying 2 pounds of squash, you need to multiply the cost per pound by the number of pounds. In this case, the squash costs $2.05 per pound and you are buying 2 pounds.
To calculate the total cost, you can multiply the cost per pound ($2.05) by the number of pounds (2):
$2.05/pound * 2 pounds = $4.10
So, if you buy 2 pounds of squash, the total cost would be $4.10.