Question

nora used a ten dollar bill to buy a 1/2 gallon of ice cream for $3.25 and 1 1/2 pounds of meat. if her change was $0.96, what was the price per pound for the meat?

Answer 1

The difference between $10 and ($3,25+$0,96) is the money spent on meat. Thus:

$10-(3,25+0,96)=5,79$

If for 11/2 pounds of meat she spent $5,79, then:

$1lbs\times \frac{5,79}{11/2lbs} =1,05$

She spent $1,05 per pound of meat.

Traducción:

La diferencia entre los $10 y ($3,25 + $0,96) es el dinero gastado en carne. Por lo tanto:

10-(3,25+0,96)=5,79

Si por 11/2 libras de carne ella gastó $5,79, entonces:

1lbs\times \frac{5,79}{11/2lbs} =1,05

Ella gastó $1,05 por libra de carne