Apples cost $1.62 per pound, and bananas cost $0.48 per pound. What is the total cost for 2 1/2 pounds of apples and 1 1/3 pounds of bananas?
A
$4.69
B
$4.55
C
$3.77
D
$3.36
4.55
Multiply $1.62 by 2.5 to determine the cost of the apples. Multiply 0.48 by 1.33 to find the cost of the bananas. Then add the two results to find the total cost of the purchase.
I got 4.68
To find the total cost for 2 1/2 pounds of apples and 1 1/3 pounds of bananas, we need to calculate the cost of each separately and then add them together.
First, let's calculate the cost of the apples. Apples cost $1.62 per pound, so for 2 1/2 pounds, we need to multiply the cost per pound by the number of pounds:
Cost of apples = $1.62/pound * 2.5 pounds
To multiply a decimal by a whole number or a mixed number, multiply the decimal by the whole number or the fraction part of the mixed number separately and then add the results:
Cost of apples = $1.62/pound * 2 pounds + $1.62/pound * 0.5 pounds
Cost of apples = $3.24 + $0.81
Cost of apples = $4.05
Now let's calculate the cost of the bananas. Bananas cost $0.48 per pound, so for 1 1/3 pounds, we need to multiply the cost per pound by the number of pounds:
Cost of bananas = $0.48/pound * 1.33 pounds
To multiply a decimal by a mixed number, multiply the decimal by the whole number part of the mixed number and then add the result to the product of the decimal and the fraction part of the mixed number:
Cost of bananas = $0.48/pound * 1 pound + $0.48/pound * 1/3 pound
Cost of bananas = $0.48 + $0.16
Cost of bananas = $0.64
Finally, we add the cost of the apples and the cost of the bananas together to find the total cost:
Total cost = Cost of apples + Cost of bananas
Total cost = $4.05 + $0.64
Total cost = $4.69
Therefore, the total cost for 2 1/2 pounds of apples and 1 1/3 pounds of bananas is $4.69.
So the answer is A. $4.69