Question

Parmesan cheese was on sale for $13.60 per pound. Wesley bought a piece of the Parmesan cheese that weighed 1 1/8 pounds. How much did he pay?

Answer 1

he payed $15.30 is you divide 13.60 by 8 you get 1.70then you just add 13.60+1.70 because he also bought a pound

Answer 2

Answer:$18.70

Explanation:

Given Parmesan cheese was on sale for $13.60 per pound

Welsey bought a piece of the parmesan cheese that weighted \frac{11}{8} pounds

we need to spend$13.60 for 1 pound

for
`(11)/(8) pound`

`(11)/(8)* 13.60=$18.72`

So Wesley need to spend $18.70 to get the Parmesan cheese.