document.write( "Question 40862: Sliced turkey cost $3.20 per pound. Roast beef cost twice as much, & ground beef cost half as much as the turkey. The science club ordered 5 pounds of each for their annual picnic. what was the total cost?
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document.write( "Find the price of 1.75 pounds of sliced turkey.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #26354 by fractalier(6550)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Well if the turkey is $3.20/lb, then the roast beef is $6.40/lb, and the ground beef is $1.60/lb. \n" ); document.write( "Five pounds of each would cost \n" ); document.write( "5($3.20) + 5($6.40) + 5($1.60) = \n" ); document.write( "$16 + $32 + $8 = \n" ); document.write( "$56 \n" ); document.write( "1.75 lbs of turkey would cost 1.75($3.20) = $5.60 \n" ); document.write( " |