Answer:
$ 0.83 on one pound
Step-by-step explanation:
Given: Martha spent $2.90 on 3 1\2 pounds of bananas.
To Find: How much did she spend on each pound of bananas
Solution:
Amount spent by martha on bananas = [tex]\$[/tex] [tex]2.90[/tex]
Quantity of bananas bought = [tex]3\frac{1}{2}[/tex] [tex]\text{pound}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{7}{2}[/tex] [tex]\text{pound}[/tex]
Now,
Martha spent [tex]\$[/tex] [tex]2.90[/tex] on = [tex]\frac{7}{2}[/tex] [tex]\text{pound}[/tex] of bananas
therefore,
Amount spent by Martha on one pound of banana= [tex]\frac{\text{quantity of banana bought}}{\text{Amount spent on bananas}}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{2.90}{\frac{7}{2}}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{2.90\times2}{7}[/tex]
= [tex]\$[/tex] [tex]0.83[/tex]
Hence amount spent by martha on one pound of banana is [tex]\$[/tex] [tex]0.83[/tex]
