Question

Fernando paid 2.80 for potatoes .Potatoes cost 0.25 per pound . How many pounds of potatoes did Fernando buy?

Answer 1

Fernando bought 11.2 pounds of potatoes.

Answer 2

Since Fernando paid 2.80 you divide 2.80 by the cost per pound (.25) so you divide 2.80 by .25 which equals 11.2 so Fernando bought 11.2 pounds of potatoes.