Question

You are making some chili and need some onions and peppers. One pound of onions costs $0.97 and one pound of peppers cost $1.30. What is the total cost of 0.76 pounds of onions and 1.5 pounds of peppers? The total cost of 0.76 pounds of onions and 1.5 pounds of peppers is $

Answer 1

The cost of 0.76 pounds of onion is
`x = \$ 0.988`

The cost of 1.5 pounds of peppers is
`y = \$ 1.455`

The total cost is
`z =  \$ 2.443`

Explanation:

From the question we are told that

The cost of one pound of pepper is C = $0.97

The cost of one pound of onion is
`C_o = \$ 1.30`

Generally the cost of 0.76 pound of onion is mathematically represented as

`x =  (0.76 * 1.30)/(1)`

=>
`x = \$ 0.988`

Generally the cost of 1.5pound of peppers is mathematically represented as

`y  =  (1.5 * 0.97)/(1)`

=>
`y = \$ 1.455`

The total cost of 0.76 pounds of onions and 1.5 pounds of peppers is

`z =  x+ y`

=>
`z =  0.988 + 1.455`

=>
`z =  \$ 2.443`