Miss Sue made an error putting in the question,can you please help me again.
You are also making a fruit salad. You have already selected apples, oranges, kiwi, strawberries, and blueberries which total $17.28, you still need to purchase bananas.
The bananas cost $0.44 per pound. You choose three bunches that weigh 3/4lb, 1 1/3lb, and 1 5/8lb. Determine the cost for all of the fruit.
Change the fractions to equivalent fractions with the same denominator as I did on your previous post. Then follow the same procedure.
http://www.mathsisfun.com/equivalent_fractions.html
Of course, I'd be happy to help you with this question!
To determine the cost for all of the fruit, we first need to find the total weight of the bananas. Let's calculate that step by step:
First, let's convert the weights of the bunches from mixed numbers to improper fractions to make the calculations easier:
- The first bunch weighs 3/4 lb, which can be written as 3/4.
- The second bunch weighs 1 1/3 lb. To convert this to an improper fraction, we multiply the whole number (1) by the denominator (3), and then add the numerator (1). So, 1 1/3 becomes (1 * 3 + 1) / 3 = 4/3.
- The third bunch weighs 1 5/8 lb. Converting this to an improper fraction, we get (1 * 8 + 5) / 8 = 13/8.
Now, let's add the three weights together:
3/4 + 4/3 + 13/8
To add these fractions, we need a common denominator. In this case, the least common multiple of 4, 3, and 8 is 24. Let's convert each fraction to have a denominator of 24:
(3/4) * (6/6) = 18/24
(4/3) * (8/8) = 32/24
(13/8) * (3/3) = 39/24
Now that all the fractions have the same denominator, we can simply add them:
18/24 + 32/24 + 39/24 = 89/24
So, the total weight of the bananas is 89/24 lb.
Now, let's calculate the cost for all of the fruit by multiplying the total weight of the bananas by the cost per pound, which is $0.44:
(89/24) * $0.44
To multiply fractions, we multiply the numerators together and the denominators together:
(89 * $0.44) / 24
Multiplying the numbers:
(39.16) / 24
Now, we can divide 39.16 by 24 to get the final cost for all of the fruit:
39.16 / 24 ≈ $1.63
Therefore, the cost for all of the fruit, including three bunches of bananas, is approximately $1.63.