Whatever% of anything is just (whatever/100) * anything.
since we know inflation is 3.7%, what is 3.7% of 1.69?
well is just (3.7/100) * 1.69.
that's how much the quart of oil costs more now. So simply add that to 1.69.
Rounded to one decimal place means to round to the nearest tenth (i.e. to the nearest 0.1)
4.25 (rounded to the nearest tenth) = <u><em>4.3</em></u>
Answer:
Part A: The price of 1 pound of potatoes is 1 dollar and 25 cents (1.25) because 5 / 4 is 1.25 and that's 1 pound
Part B: The ordered pair (10, 8) represents that 10 punds of potatoes cost 8 dollars
