Chrystelle is buying 2/3 pound of ham and 3/5 as many pounds of cheese as ham. Cheese costs $4.95 per pound, and ham costs 5/3 as much per pound as cheese.

Question

What is the total amount Chrystelle will pay for the cheese and the ham?

Please help with this problem, this is my homework and it is due 5/22/22

Answer 1

Cheese costs $4.95 per pound

Ham costs 4/3 as much as Cheese = $4.95(4/3) = 1.65(4) = $6.60 per pound

2/3 pound of Ham is purchased costing 6.60(2/3) = 2.20(2) = $4.40

3/5 times as much Cheese is purchased = (3/5)(2/3)

= 2/5 pound of Cheese purchased, costing 4.95(2/5) = 0.99(2) = $1.98

4.40+1.98

= $6.38 = total cost