At the fish counter, salmon was selling for $9.60 a pound, whitefish for $7.20 a pound, swordfish for $8.40 a pound, and haddock for $6.90 a pound. Sasha bought 3/4

lb. of fish for $5.40. What fish did he choose?(1 point)
Responses

swordfish
swordfish

whitefish
whitefish

haddock
haddock

salmon

1 answer

To determine which type of fish Sasha purchased, we can calculate how much he paid per pound for each type of fish and see if it matches the total cost.

  1. Salmon: $9.60 per pound \[ \text{Cost for } \frac{3}{4} \text{ lb} = 9.60 \times \frac{3}{4} = 7.20 \]

  2. Whitefish: $7.20 per pound \[ \text{Cost for } \frac{3}{4} \text{ lb} = 7.20 \times \frac{3}{4} = 5.40 \]

  3. Swordfish: $8.40 per pound \[ \text{Cost for } \frac{3}{4} \text{ lb} = 8.40 \times \frac{3}{4} = 6.30 \]

  4. Haddock: $6.90 per pound \[ \text{Cost for } \frac{3}{4} \text{ lb} = 6.90 \times \frac{3}{4} = 5.175 \]

Sasha paid $5.40 for his fish. The calculation shows that this amount matches the cost for whitefish.

Therefore, the fish Sasha chose is whitefish.