The local farmer’s market sells a 4 pound basket of pears for $6.00. What is the price per pound?
Find the price per pound:
The cost of 4 pound basket is $6.00.
The cost of 1 pound basket is calculated as:
Costof1poundbasket=$6.004=$1.50
Hence, the price per pound is $1.50.
A grocer has two kinds of tea, one that sells for$8.00 per pound and the other that sells for $6.00 per pound.
How many pounds of each kind must he use to make 50 pounds of tea that will sell for $7.40 per pound?