Question

Jimmy goes to the farmers market to buy some groceries. He buys 3 onions for $0.48 each, 5 apples for $0.78 each, and 7 potatoes for $0.63 each. What is the total he will spend on his groceries?

Answer 1

to find the total Jimmy spent at the farmers market, let's add up the groceries he bought

but note, he bought some in multiples so we need to multiply the cost by the number of units he bought

onions = 3 units

apples = 5 units

potatoes = 7 units

$\begin{gathered} onions=0.48\times3units=1.44 \\ \text{apples}=0.78\times5units=3.9 \\ \text{potatoes}=0.63\times7units=4.41 \\ \text{total}=\text{ 1.44+3.9+4.41} \\ \text{total}=9.75 \end{gathered}$

from the summation above, Jimmy spent a total of $9.75 at the farmers market.