Question

Grapes are selling for $0.35 a pound. Teresa spent $9.17 on grapes. How many pounds of grapes did Teresa buy?

Answer 1

Given the cost of a pound of grapes and the total expenditure, divide the total cost by the cost per pound, as shown below,

$\frac{9.17}{0.35}=26.2$

Thus, Teresa bought 26.2 pounds of grapes.