Three coworkers decided to buy fruit to share at lunch time. Antonii spent $1.47 on bananas. Laura spent $2.88 on apples. Suzanne spent $2.85 on oranges.

If Laura bought 2.1 pounds of apples, is the price per pound of apples greater than or less than $1? how can you tell?

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8 August, 12:41

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Rebecca Cardenas · Answer 1

It is greater than $1. This is because rounding 2.1 to 2.0 and dividing $2.88 by 2 would mean each pound was $1.44

Three coworkers decided to buy fruit to share at lunch time. Antonii spent $1.47 on bananas. Laura spent $2.88 on apples. Suzanne spent $2.85 on oranges.If Laura bought 2.1 pounds of apples, is the price per pound of apples greater than or less than $1? how can you tell?