Question

How much will a person pay for 5.5 pounds of bananas at a price of $0.64 per pound?The price the person will pay is pounds. (Round to the nearest cent.)

Answer 1

The cost of a pound of banana is $0.64. So cost of 5.5 pounds of banana is obtained by multiplication of 5.5 and 0.64.

Determine the cost of 5.5 pounds of bananas.

$5.5\cdot0.64=3.52$

So a person pay $3.52 for 5.5 pounds of bananas.

Answer: $3.52