Question

Pepper jackie purchased 3.5 pounds of jelly beans for $1.19 per pound. How much did she spend on jelly beans, to the nearest cent?

Answer 1

We have been given that Pepper Jackie purchased 3.5 pounds of jelly beans for $1.19 per pound.

Let us find how much Pepper Jackie spent on purchasing jelly beans by multiplying 3.5 by 1.19.

$\text{Amount spent by Pepper Jackie on jelly beans}=3.5\times 1.19$

$\text{Amount spent by Pepper Jackie on jelly beans}=4.165$

Upon rounding our final answer to nearest cent we will get,

$\text{Amount spent by Pepper Jackie on jelly beans}=4.165\approx4.17$

Therefore, Pepper Jackie spent $4.17 on jelly beans.    

Answer 2

3.5 x 1.19 = $4.17 <== this is the answer.