Question

1. You buy rice at $0.71 a pound. One batch of fried rice requires 6.5 pounds of rice. How much does the rice for one batch cost? Round to the nearest cent.
Select one:

a. $4.60

b. $4.65

c. $4.61

d. $4.62

Answer 1

The answer is D.
(0.71)(6.5) = 4.615
Which rounds to $4.62

Answer 2

The cost for one batch of fried rice will be $4.62.

Since the rice is bought at $0.71 a pound and one batch of fried rice requires 6.5 pounds of rice, then the cost of one batch of rice will be:

= $0.71 × 6.5

= $4.615

= $4.62 approximately.

In conclusion, the cost for one batch of fried rice will be $4.62.

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