Question

Four friends purchase a pineapple for $2.89 and 18.4 pounds of peaches. The peaches cost $1.75 per pound. The friends share the total cost equally.

What amount does each person pay?


$8.77

$9.31

$21.34

$35.09

Answer 1

Four friends purchase a pineapple for $2.89 and 18.4 pounds of peaches. The peaches cost $1.75 per pound. The friends share the total cost equally.

What amount does each person pay?

$8.77

$9.31

$21.34

$35.09 The right answer is A. 8.77 I took the quiz and I got 100%

Explanation:

Answer 2

$8.77

Explanation:

Total cost = 2.89 + 18.4*1.75

= 2.89 + 32.2

= $35.09

Amount paid by each person = $35.09/4

= $8.77