Question

Peanuts in the shell, which regularly sell for 2.59 cents, are on sale at 2lbs for $5.00 . How much could you save on 10 pounds of peanuts if you bought them on sale?

The alternatives are as follows a. $2.10 , b. $0.90 , c. $0.45 and d. $0.18

Answer 1

`$0.90 or 90¢`

Explanation:

I assume they are regularly $2.59 per pound.

so the 2 pounds for $5.00 is `($5.00)/2 = $2.50` per pound.

Now we subtract that from the regular price for our savings per pound:

`$2.59 - $2.50 = $0.09`

So how much can we save on 10 pounds?

`10 times $0.09 =$0.90` or `90¢`