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Potatoes cost janice $0.50 per pound, and she has $5.00 that she could possibly spend on potatoes or other items. if she feels that the first pound of potatoes is worth $1.50, the second pound is worth $1.14, the third pound is worth $1.05, and all subsequent pounds are worth $0.30, how many pounds of potatoes will she purchase? what if she only had $3.00 to spend? janice will purchase pound(s) of potatoes with her original income of $5.00. janice will purchase pound(s) of potatoes when her income is $3.00.

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peterdaly
I figure Janice can buy 7pounds of potatoes ie if it is 1.50+1.14+1.05+.3+.3+.3+.3=$4.89 with her $5.00 or with $3.00 she could purchase 2lbs of potatoes only. Only thing is though, why does the price of potatoes vary shouldn't it be a set price per pound?

Janice will purchase [tex]\boxed{7{\text{ pounds}}}[/tex] if she had [tex]\$5[/tex] and she will purchase [tex]\boxed{2{\text{ pounds}}}[/tex] if she had [tex]\$3.[/tex]

Further Explanation:

Given:

Potatoes cost Janice [tex]\$0.50[/tex] per pound.

The first pound of potatoes is worth [tex]\$1.50.[/tex]

The second pound is worth [tex]\$1.14[/tex]

The third pound is worth [tex]\$1.05[/tex] and all subsequent pounds are worth [tex]\$0.30.[/tex]

Explanation:

The cost for [tex]7{\text{ pounds}}[/tex] of potatoes can be obtained as follows,

[tex]\begin{aligned}{\text{Cost}} &= 1.50 + 1.14 + 1.05 + 0.3 + 0.3 + 0.3 + 0.3 \\ &= \$ 4.89 \\\end{aligned}[/tex]

Janice will purchase [tex]\boxed{7{\text{ pounds}}}[/tex] if she had [tex]\$5.[/tex]

The cost for [tex]2{\text{ pounds}}[/tex] of potatoes can be obtained as follows,

[tex]\begin{aligned}{\text{Cost}} &= 1.50 + 1.14 \\&= \$ 2.64 \\\end{aligned}[/tex]

Janice will purchase [tex]\boxed{2{\text{ pounds}}}[/tex] if she had [tex]\$3.[/tex]

Janice will purchase [tex]\boxed{7{\text{ pounds}}}[/tex] if she had [tex]\$5[/tex] and she will purchase [tex]\boxed{2{\text{ pounds}}}[/tex] if she had [tex]\$3.[/tex]

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Answer details:

Grade: High School

Subject: Mathematics

Chapter: Number System

Keywords: Janice, potatoes, pounds, purchase, $1.50, subsequent, she, first pound, cost, second pound, third pound, worth, subsequent.

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