Vicky bought 3/12

Question

pounds of oranges. Each pound costs $3.90. Which of the following equations represents the total cost, c
, Vicky paid for the oranges and the amount of money she spent?

Answer 1

To find the total cost \( c \) that Vicky paid for the oranges, we can set up the equation based on the given information.

Vicky bought \( \frac{3}{12} \) pounds of oranges, which can be simplified to \( \frac{1}{4} \) pound. Each pound costs $3.90.

The total cost \( c \) can be calculated using the following equation:

\[ c = \text{(weight in pounds)} \times \text{(cost per pound)} \]

Substituting the values we have:

\[ c = \frac{3}{12} \times 3.90 \]

or in its simplified form:

\[ c = \frac{1}{4} \times 3.90 \]

This equation represents the total cost Vicky paid for the oranges.