Question

Samson has a list of items that are on sale to pick up at the store. The sale items are the following:

Ice cream: $1.89

Sweet corn: 3 for $1

Bananas: $0.49 per pound

Samson buys 1 carton of ice cream, 4 ears of corn, and 2.5 pounds of bananas. Their receipt is shown here:

Corn 2@3/$1 $0.67
Bananas [email protected]
$1.23

Ice crm [email protected] $2.49
Store discount for ice cream. -$0.60
Swt corn 2@3/$1
$0.67



Determine if Samson’s receipt is correct.

Yes, Samson’s receipt is correct
No, Samson paid too much for corn
No, Samson paid too much for ice cream
No, Samson paid too much for bananas

Answer 1

No, Samson paid too much for corn.

Work:
- Ice cream: $2.49 - $0.60 = $1.89 (correct).
- Bananas: 2.5 × $0.49 = $1.225 → $1.23 (correct).
- Corn: 3 for $1 → each ear = $1/3. For 4 ears cost = 4/3 = $1.333... → $1.33 (to the nearest cent). Receipt charges $0.67 + $0.67 = $1.34, overcharging by $0.01.