Question

Hailey bought 3 pounds of apples for $7.70. How much did she pay per pound?

Answer 1

2.57 is the anwser. it comes out to be 2.56666667 which woukd round up to 2.57

Answer 2

Answer:

About $2.57

Step-by-step explanation:

$7.70 / 3

2.566666667...

Rounds 2.566666667... to the nearest hundreth:

2.57

Double check:

$2.57 (a pound) × 3 (pounds) = $7.71

Since we rounded 2.566666667... to the nearest hundredth, the answer may be slightly off by a few decimals, and that's okay.

Therefore, this answer is correct.

Hailey pays about $2.57 per pound of apples.