Question

Julian is making potato salad for a family picnic. At the market, he spends $5.58 on red potatoes and $4.68 on yellow potatoes. If each type of potato costs $0.90 per pound, how many total pounds of potatoes does he buy?

Answer 1

Answer:

11.4 pounds .

Step-by-step explanation:

Money spend on red potato = $5.58

Money spend on yellow potato = $4.68

Each type of potato costs = $0.90/pound

.'. Total pound of potatoes :-

(5.58/0.90)+(4.68/0.90) pounds

= 6.2+5.2 pounds

= 11.4 pounds.