Question

Juan needs 5 ¼ pounds of fertilizer to place on his garden. The Fertilizer costs $0.95 per pound, including tax. What is the total cost of the fertilizer, round to nearest cent?

Answer 1

Therefore the total cost of the fertilizer is= $  4.988

Step-by-step explanation:

Given , Juan needs $5\frac{1}{4}$ pounds of fertilizer to place on his garden. The fertilizer costs $0.95 per pound , including tax.

$5\frac{1}{4}$ pound=$\frac{21}{4}$   pound

Therefore the total cost of the fertilizer is = $($\frac{21}{4}$× 0.95)

                                                                       = $  4.988

Answer 2

$4.99 is the total cost of the fertilizer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mass of fertilizer = $5\times \frac{1}{4} pounds=\frac{21}{4}pounds$

The Fertilizer costs $0.95 per pound

Cost of $\frac{21}{4}pounds$ pounds :

$\frac{21}{4}pounds\times \ 0.95=\ 4.9875\approx \ 4.99$

$4.99 is the total cost of the fertilizer.

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