Question

Match each problem to its solution. 8 8.2 9 56.25 Jonah earns $12.50 per hour as a marketing intern. If he works for 4.5 hours, how many dollars does he earn? arrowRight Jessica purchased items worth $41.23 at the local grocery store. The cashier made a mistake while ringing up her items, and Jessica ended up paying $50.23. How many extra dollars did she pay? arrowRight Josie has 20 meters of cloth. She needs to make long-sleeved blouses with that cloth. If one long-sleeved blouse requires 2.5 meters of cloth, how many blouses can she make with the material? arrowRight Jeremy bought 3.2 pounds of potatoes, 2.3 pounds of oranges, and 2.7 pounds of onions. How many pounds does his purchase weigh? arrowRight

Answer 1

Answer:

$\ 56.25$

$\ 9$

8

$8.2\ \text{pounds}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Jonah earns $12.50 per hour

He works for 4.5 hours

Amount he earned

$12.5\times 4.5=\ 56.25$

Amount Jonah earned is $\ 56.25$.

Items worth is $41.23

Amount paid is $50.23

Extra amount paid

$50.23-41.23=\ 9$

Jessica paid $\ 9$ extra.

Length of cloth available is 20 m

Length of one long-sleeved blouse is 2.5 m

Number of blouses that can be made

$\dfrac{20}{2.5}=8$

Number of blouses that can be made from the material is 8.

Potatoes weight is 3.2 pounds

Oranges weight is 2.3 pounds

Onions weight is 2.7 pounds

Total weight of the purchase

$3.2+2.3+2.7=8.2\ \text{pounds}$

The weight of the purache is $8.2\ \text{pounds}$.