Thread: Algebra word problem

At the neighborhood fruit market, cherries are priced at 2 lbs. for $3.50 and strawberries are priced at 3lbs. for $4.71. Cheryl bought 3lbs of cherries and 4 lbs. of strawberries. If the sales tax is 2%, how much change did Cheryl get from a $20 bill? round to the nearest cent.

Originally Posted by chellyluv

At the neighborhood fruit market, cherries are priced at 2 lbs. for $3.50 and strawberries are priced at 3lbs. for $4.71. Cheryl bought 3lbs of cherries and 4 lbs. of strawberries. If the sales tax is 2%, how much change did Cheryl get from a $20 bill? round to the nearest cent.

First, find the price of cherries and strawberries per pound.

2 lbs of cherries = $3.50 = 350 cents
1 lb of cherry = cents =$1.75

3 lbs of strawberries = $4.71 = 471 cents
1 lb of strawberries = cents = $1.57

So, she buys 3 lbs of cherries and 4 lbs of strawberries to pay:



Add a 2% tax to this amount:



Note: 2% tax on $11.53 = . This is the tax that she pays(23 cents)

Rounding off to the nearest cents gives you: $11.76

So she gives a $20 bill means she gets back, $20.00 - $11.76 = $8.24

Originally Posted by chellyluv

At the neighborhood fruit market, cherries are priced at 2 lbs. for $3.50 and strawberries are priced at 3lbs. for $4.71. Cheryl bought 3lbs of cherries and 4 lbs. of strawberries. If the sales tax is 2%, how much change did Cheryl get from a $20 bill? round to the nearest cent.

Edit: Moving a bit slow these days.

Hi chellyluv,

This is more of an arithmetic problem, than it is an algebra problem.

per pound

per pound

She spent

2% tax on 11.53 =

Total spent including tax =

You figure the change from a 20 dollar bill.