Question

If a grocer mixed 3 lbs of candy costing $1.7 per pound and 5 lbs of candy costing 90 cents per pound, what should the price of the mixture be?

Answer 1

Answer:

$9.6

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the price of the mixture is shown below:

The price of candy is

= 3 lbs × $1.7 per pound

= $5.1

And for other the price is

= 5 × 0.90

= $4.5

So, the total price of the mixture be

= $5.1 + $4.5

=  $9.6