Mike needs to buy ingredients to make a fruit salad. He buys 3.5 pounds of strawberries for $4.25 per pound, 4 mangoes for $1.50 each, and 6 bananas for $0.75 each. How much did Mi... Mike needs to buy ingredients to make a fruit salad. He buys 3.5 pounds of strawberries for $4.25 per pound, 4 mangoes for $1.50 each, and 6 bananas for $0.75 each. How much did Mike spend in total?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking for the total cost of ingredients that Mike needs to buy for a fruit salad. This involves calculating costs based on the prices given per pound for strawberries, per unit for mangoes, and per unit for bananas, and then summing these costs to find the total expenditure.
Answer
$19.50$
Answer for screen readers
Mike spent a total of $19.50.
Steps to Solve
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Calculate the cost of strawberries
Mike buys 3.5 pounds of strawberries at $4.25 per pound.
The cost can be calculated as:
$$ \text{Cost of strawberries} = 3.5 , \text{pounds} \times 4.25 , \text{dollars/pound} $$ -
Calculate the cost of mangoes
Mike buys 4 mangoes at $1.50 each.
The cost can be calculated as:
$$ \text{Cost of mangoes} = 4 \times 1.50 , \text{dollars/mango} $$ -
Calculate the cost of bananas
Mike buys 6 bananas at $0.75 each.
The cost can be calculated as:
$$ \text{Cost of bananas} = 6 \times 0.75 , \text{dollars/banana} $$ -
Sum the total costs
Now, sum the costs of strawberries, mangoes, and bananas to find the total amount spent.
$$ \text{Total Cost} = \text{Cost of strawberries} + \text{Cost of mangoes} + \text{Cost of bananas} $$
Mike spent a total of $19.50.
More Information
Mike purchased a variety of fruits for his salad, and the total cost reflects the combination of different prices based on quantities.
Tips
- Forgetting to multiply the quantity by the price per unit.
- Miscalculating the total by not summing all components correctly.
