At the market, 2.4 pounds of carrots cost $1.68 and 1.8 pounds of broccoli cost $1.58. How much more does 1 pound of broccoli cost than 1 pound of carrots?

Answer 1

This is a multi-step problem, so really stop and think about what it is asking. The question is how much more does a pound of broccoli cost than a pound of carrots.

First, find out how much a pound of carrots costs. Divide the cost by the number of pounds.

1.68 (cost) divided by 2.4 (amount in pounds of carrots)

This will equal .7 (70 cents)

Do the same for broccoli.

1.58 (cost) divided by 1.8 (amount in pounds of broccoli)

This will equal .87777777 etc.

Since this is a money problem, round it to the hundredths place because that is how our money system works.

The price per pound of broccoli would be .88 (88 cents)

Are you finished? No. The question asked how much more does 1 pound of broccoli cost than 1 pound of carrots. To find the difference, you will subtract carrots from broccoli.

.87 subtract .70 = 18

Therefore, the difference is 18 cents.

Answer 2

First find the per lb cost of both vegetables

carrots=1.68/2.4=$0.70 per lb

Broccoli=1.58/1.8= $ 0.88 per lb

find the difference between two=$0.18

So one lb broccoli is $0.18 more than a one lb of carrots.

Answer 3

To find out how much more 1 pound of broccoli costs than 1 pound of carrots, you can calculate the cost per pound for each vegetable and then find the difference.

Cost per pound of carrots:

$1.68 / 2.4 pounds = $0.70 per pound

Cost per pound of broccoli:

$1.58 / 1.8 pounds = $0.88 per pound

Now, subtract the cost per pound of carrots from the cost per pound of broccoli:

$0.88 per pound (broccoli) - $0.70 per pound (carrots) = $0.18 per pound

So, 1 pound of broccoli costs $0.18 more than 1 pound of carrots.

Answer 4

Hi Raydon,

Find the cost of one pound of carrots and one pound of broccoli first:

Price of 1 lb carrots= $1.68/2.4 lb= $0.70/lb

Price of 1lb broccoli =$1.58/1.8 lb~$0.88/lb

Take the difference. The broccoli costs roughly 18¢/lb more than the carrots.

I hope this helps!

Answer 5

To compare, you would set up a ratio of:

This gives you the "unit price" or price per pound. To do that, divide the price in dollars by the weight in pounds for each one:

Unit price for carrots = 1.68/2,4 = $0.70/lb (or 70 cents per pound)

Unit price for broccoli = 1.58/1.8 = (approx) $0.88 /lb (or 88 cents per pound)

So the price of one pound of broccoli is about $0.18 (or 18 cents) more than a pound of carrots