Question

Charmaine pays $848 for landscaping rocks for a project. The cost per pound is 32 cents. How many pounds did she purchase?
0.265
2.65
26.50
2,650

Answer 1

To find out how many pounds of landscaping rocks Charmaine purchased, we need to divide the total cost by the cost per pound.

1. The total cost is $848.
2. The cost per pound is $0.32 (32 cents).

Using the formula:

\[
\text{Number of pounds} = \frac{\text{Total Cost}}{\text{Cost per Pound}}
\]

Substituting the values:

\[
\text{Number of pounds} = \frac{848}{0.32}
\]

Calculating the division:

\[
\text{Number of pounds} = 2650
\]

Therefore, Charmaine purchased **2,650 pounds** of landscaping rocks.

The correct answer is **2,650**.