Question

8. Jackie paid $4.90 for 2.5 pounds of grapes. What is the cost of one pound of grapes?1. Write as a fraction2. White with a whole number divisor3. Use the division algorithm

Answer 1

Given:

Jackie paid $4.90 for 2.5 pounds of grapes.

The cost of pounds of grapes is given as,

1.

$\frac{4.90}{2.5}$

2. whole fraction number

$\begin{gathered} \frac{4.90}{2.5} \\ \text{multiply and divide by 10} \\ \frac{4.90\times10}{2.5\times10}=\frac{49}{25} \end{gathered}$

3. Apply long division,

Answer: the cost of one pound of grapes is $1.96.