Question

A pound of apples costs $1.98 how much will 0.75 pounds cost ?

Answer 1

Given:

Cost of one pound of apples = $1.98

To find:

The cost of 0.75 pound of apples.

Solution:

We have,

Cost of one pound = $1.98

So, cost of 0.75 pound of apples = 0.75 × cost of one pound of apples

$\text{Cost of 0.75 pound of apples}=0.75\times 1.98$

$\text{Cost of 0.75 pound of apples}=1.485$

Therefore, the cost of 0.75 pound of apples is $1.485.