A tuna salad cost $9.99 per pound and a chicken salad cost $7.99 per pound. Ryan wants to buy 0.75 pounds of tuna salad and 0.5 pounds of chicken salad. How much does he spend to the nearest cent?

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Christian J.
Jan 8, 2018

#(0.75 * 9.99) + (0.5 * 7.99) = 11.4875 ~~ $11.49#

Explanation:

Take the 0.75 pounds and multiply it by the cost per pound in tuna salad, $9.99. Then add that amount to the 0.5 pounds of chicken salad multiplied by its price per pound, $7.99.

He would spend exactly $11.4875. When rounded to the nearest cent, he spent $11.49.

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