Question

The cost of one pound of chocolate is $2. The cost of one pound of yogurt covered peanuts is $1. Find the cost of 3.6 pounds of chocolate and 3.9 pounds of yogurt covered peanuts. Then find the total cost. Show me how you got the answer.

Answer 1

Chocolate: $7.20

Yogurt Covered Peanuts (YCP): $3.90

Total Cost: $11.10

Explanation:

Chocolate: One pound of 2 dollars, and there are 3.6 pounds, so 2 is multiplied by 3.6. The answer is 7.2, or 7.20 (which are the same thing). The reason this is done is because for every one pound, there is 2 dollars. So, with three pounds, that is 6 dollars. With .6 of a pound, that is 1.2 dollars. Add 6 and 1.2 to get 7.2. So the chocolate costs $7.20.

YCP: It is the same logic as the first problem, just with different measurements. 1 × 3.9 = 3.9. So the YCP cost $3.90.

Total Cost: Add the two costs. 7.2 + 3.9 = 11.1. The total is $11.10.

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