My question is: Irene shares half of a small apple with her dog every day. A small apple weighs about 1/4 of a pound. She can currently buy apples for $2.00 a pound. How much will she spend so that she and her dog have enough apples to last for 2 weeks? Your thoughts:
There are 7 days in a week and she needs apples for 2 weeks so that's 7 * 2 = 14 days. She shares an apple with her dog every day so for 14 days so she needs 1 * 14 = 14 apples. Each apple weighs 1 / 4 of a pound and she needs 14 apples so that's .25 * 14 = 3.5 pounds of apples. She needs 3.5 pounds of apples and they are on sale for $2.00 a pound so she will spend 3.5 * 2 = $7.00 for apples. The final answer: 7.