Question

Ronald bought 1.5 pounds of red apples and 0.75 pounds of yellow apples. He bought 1.6 times as many pounds of green apples as red apples and yellow apples combined.

How many pounds of green apples did Ronald buy?

Answer 1

First, we need to find the total weight of the red and yellow apples Ronald bought. He purchased:

- Red apples: 1.5 pounds
- Yellow apples: 0.75 pounds

To find the total weight of red and yellow apples combined, we add these two amounts:

\[
\text{Total weight of red and yellow apples} = 1.5 + 0.75
\]

Calculating this gives:

\[
1.5 + 0.75 = 2.25 \text{ pounds}
\]

Next, we know that Ronald bought 1.6 times the total weight of red and yellow apples in green apples. We calculate the weight of green apples as follows:

\[
\text{Weight of green apples} = 1.6 \times \text{Total weight of red and yellow apples}
\]

Substituting the value we found for the total weight of red and yellow apples:

\[
\text{Weight of green apples} = 1.6 \times 2.25
\]

Now we perform the multiplication:

\[
1.6 \times 2.25 = 3.6 \text{ pounds}
\]

Therefore, the weight of the green apples that Ronald bought is

\[
\boxed{3.6} \text{ pounds}.
\]