Question

Almonds cost $3.49 per pound. A bag of almonds costs $6.95. to the nearest whole pound, about how many pounds of almonds are in the bag?

Answer 1

Answer:2 pounds of almonds are in the bag.

Explanation:

According to question ,pounds of almonds in $3.49 = 1 pound

Then pound of almond for $1 = $\frac{1}{3.49} pounds$

Pounds of almond which cost $6.95:

$\frac{1}{3.49}\times 6.95 pounds=1.9914 pounds\approx 2 pounds$

2 pounds of almonds are in the bag.

Answer 2

The hint in this problem is in the word "about" or approximately how many pounds.

So we could find the solution by estimation through rounding off.

 

We know that almonds cost about 3.50 per pound and a bag costs about $7.00.

Dividing 7 by 3.50 per pound, will give us $7 ÷ $3.50 = 2 pounds.

The answer is 2 pounds.