Question

A grocery store charges $1.48 per kg for sugar. Liza bought 23 kg sugar from the same store. How much money did she spend?

• A. $11.45
• B. $12.23
• C. $21.54
• D. $34.04

Answer 1

The correct option is D $34.04

The sugar costs $\$1.48$ per kg.

To find the total amount o f money paid to buy 23 kg of sugar, we need to multiply 1.48 by 23.

First, let's multiply 148 with 23.


In $1.48$, the decimal point is to the left of the last two digits, from the least place. Hence, the decimal point in the product obtained, should also be to the left of the last two digits from the least value, i.e., $34.04$.

$\therefore \$1.48\times 23\text{kg}=\$34.04$