Question

Kala bought two types of cheese at a deli. She bought 0.50 pound of American cheese and 1.25 pounds of Swiss cheese. The bar diagram and equation below represent Kala’s purchase, where p represents the total number of pounds of cheese she bought.

What is the total number of pounds of cheese Kala bought?
0.75
1.20
1.30
1.75

Answer 1

The correct answer is 1.75 because the equation is p=.50+1.25 which equals 1.75. 

Answer 2

The total number of pounds of cheese Kala bought is 1.75 pounds

Explanation:

Kala bought two types of cheese at a deli.

She bought 0.50 pound of American cheese and 1.25 pounds of Swiss cheese.

The total number of pounds of cheese Kala bought

= 0.50+1.25

= 1.75 pounds

Hence, the total number of pounds of cheese Kala bought is:

1.75 pounds