Pia spends from $40 to $50 at the grocery store each week. She spends about 20% of the amount on vegetables and fruit. Which of the following is a reasonable estimate of the amount of money Pia will spend of vegetables and fruit at the grocery store during the next 3 weeks???
A. 110
B. 173
C. 100
D. 163
Please help and I will give u a medal and a fan !!!!

Question

Pia spends from $40 to $50 at the grocery store each week. She spends about 20% of the amount on vegetables and fruit. Which of the following is a reasonable estimate of the amount of money Pia will spend of vegetables and fruit at the grocery store during the next 3 weeks???
A. 110
B. 173
C. 100
D. 163
Please help and I will give u a medal and a fan !!!!

chaise · Answer

20% of $40 is:

0.2*40=8

20% of $50 is:
0.2*50=10

This means each week she spends $8 to $10 on vegetables and fruit.

During the next 3 weeks, she will spent:

$8*3 to $10*3 on vegetables and fruit, that is: $24 to $30 on fruit.

anonymous · Answer

But which letter is it??

chaise · Answer

None, lol.

anonymous · Answer

Sorry those are the wrong answer choices...sorry

anonymous · Answer

What does this ( * ) mean it's a star