Question

1. malik bought 0.8 pounds of turkey and 1.45 pounds of ham from the deli. if turkey costs $6.49 per pound and ham costs $4.85 per pound, find the total cost.

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate turkey cost

$\text{Cost of turkey} = 0.8 \times 6.49 = 5.192$

Step2: Calculate ham cost

$\text{Cost of ham} = 1.45 \times 4.85 = 7.0325$

Step3: Sum both costs

$\text{Total cost} = 5.192 + 7.0325$

Answer:

$\$12.2245$ (or rounded to $\$12.22$ for practical currency purposes)