Question

stan and francine want to make soup. in order to get the right balance of ingredients for their tastes they bought 3 pounds of potatoes at $4.16 per pound, 5 pounds of cod for $3.45 per pound, and 3 pounds of leek truch for $3.06 per pound. determine the cost per pound of the soup. the cost per pound of the soup is $ \square. (round to the nearest cent as needed.)

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate potatoes total cost

$8 \times 4.15 = 33.20$

Step2: Calculate cod total cost

$5 \times 3.45 = 17.25$

Step3: Calculate fish stock total cost

$3 \times 2.98 = 8.94$

Step4: Sum total cost

$33.20 + 17.25 + 8.94 = 59.39$

Step5: Calculate total pounds

$8 + 5 + 3 = 16$

Step6: Compute cost per pound

$\frac{59.39}{16} \approx 3.71$

Answer:

$3.71$