Caden buys 3.9 pounds of grapes that cost $1.80 per pound. What expression can be used to find the total cost of the grapes?



Answer :

Answer:

[tex]1.80(3.9)=t[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

$1.80 is the cost of grapes per pound, so multiplying by the # of pound of grapes being bought will give us the total price. Lets make a general equation for finding the total price of grapes per pound.

the # of pounds = p, and the total cost of grapes = t.

[tex]1.80p = t[/tex]

Caden is buying 3.9 pounds of grapes, so we can multiply that by the cost of 1 pound for grapes to find the cost of 3.9 pounds of grapes.  For Caden, p = 3.9, and we are looking for t. Plug in 3.9 to find the expression needed to find the total cost of grapes for Caden,

[tex]1.80(3.9)=t[/tex]

Caden's    t = $7.02