Question

#29. You are a caterer with a family-style party for the evening. You are doing the shopping for food this morning. Your budget says you can spend no more than $50. Find the number of pounds of potatoes that you can purchase and still be within your budget. Use the following chart to find that amount.



4 pounds of roast beef $6.79 per pound $27.16 $27.16
2 cans of creamed corn $0.89 per can $1.78 $28.94
1 bag of salad fixings $4.29 per bag $4.29 $33.23
1 pound cake $12.97 $12.97 $46.20
??? pounds of potatoes $0.69 per pound $3.80 $50.00
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A
3 1 fourth


B
4 1 third


C
5 1 half


D
6 5 over 8


E
6 7 over 8

Answer 1

To determine the number of pounds of potatoes you can purchase while staying within the $50 budget, we first need to calculate how much money is left after buying the other items.

Here's a summary of the costs:

- Roast beef: $27.16
- Creamed corn: $1.78
- Salad fixings: $4.29
- Pound cake: $12.97

First, we calculate the total cost of these items:

\[
\text{Total cost} = 27.16 + 1.78 + 4.29 + 12.97 = 46.20
\]

Now, we find out how much money is left from the budget:

\[
\text{Remaining budget} = 50.00 - 46.20 = 3.80
\]

Next, we use the price of potatoes, which is $0.69 per pound, to find the maximum number of pounds you can buy with the remaining budget of $3.80.

We calculate the number of pounds of potatoes that can be purchased:

\[
\text{Pounds of potatoes} = \frac{3.80}{0.69} \approx 5.5072
\]

Now we will round 5.5072 to a fraction to better match the answer choices given.

5.5072 can be expressed as:

\[
5 \frac{1}{2}
\]

Considering the answers provided:

A. 3 1/4
B. 4 1/3
C. 5 1/2
D. 6 5/8
E. 6 7/8

The correct option is:

**C. 5 1/2**