Question

Ally pays $9.00 for 3.6 pounds of carrots. what is the number or pounds of carrots per dollar?

Answer 1

Ally gets 0.4 pounds of carrots for every dollar she spends.

To find the number of pounds of carrots per dollar, you can simply divide the pounds of carrots by the cost in dollars. In this case, Ally paid $9.00 for 3.6 pounds of carrots:

Number of pounds of carrots per dollar:

= Pounds of carrots / Cost in dollars

Number of pounds of carrots per dollar = 3.6 pounds / $9.00

Number of pounds of carrots per dollar = 0.4 pounds per dollar

So, Ally gets 0.4 pounds of carrots for every dollar she spends.