Question

At the fish counter salmon was selling for $9.60 a pound what fish for $7.20 a pound swordfish for $8.40 a pound and had it for $6.90 a pound Sasha bought 3/4 lb of fish for $5.40 what fish did he choose a salmon be had it sea swordfish D Whitefish

Answer 1

To find out which fish Sasha purchased, let's first calculate the cost of each fish per pound and see which one aligns with Sasha's purchase of 3/4 lb of fish for $5.40.

Here are the prices per pound for each type of fish:
1. Salmon: $9.60/lb
2. Tuna: $7.20/lb
3. Swordfish: $8.40/lb
4. Whitefish: $6.90/lb

Now, we can calculate the cost for 3/4 lb of each fish:

1. **Salmon:**
\[(\frac{3}{4}) \times 9.60 = 7.20\]

2. **Tuna:**
\[(\frac{3}{4}) \times 7.20 = 5.40\]

3. **Swordfish:**
\[(\frac{3}{4}) \times 8.40 = 6.30\]

4. **Whitefish:**
\[(\frac{3}{4}) \times 6.90 = 5.175\]

Sasha bought 3/4 lb of fish for $5.40, which matches the cost of the **Tuna** at $5.40.

Thus, the fish Sasha chose was **Tuna.**