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Maggie spent $4.05 on cheese and fruit at the farmer's market. She bought 1/8 pound of apples, 1/4 pound of pears, and 1.25 pounds of bananas. If fruit cost $0.80 per pound, how much did Maggie spend on cheese?

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cedarwood79
Hi there! So, all fruit is $0.80 per pound. Converting fractions to decimals, 1/8 = 0.125 and 1/4 = 0.25. We can multiply these decimals and 0.8 together to find the price paid for each fruit. When you do it correctly, here are your answers.

Apples: $0.10
Pears: $0.20
Bananas: $1

Now, we can add those prices together to get $1.30. Maggie spent $4.05 total. We need to find out how much she spent on cheese. To find this amount, subtract both numbers. 4.05 - 1.30 is 2.75. There. Maggie spent $2.75 on cheese. 
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Maggie spent $2.75 on cheese.

As the fruit are weighed in fractions of pounds that are not similar, you need to convert them to a similar form that will allow them to be added.

Convert them to decimals:

1/8 = 0.125

1/4 = 0.25

1.25 = 1.25

The cost of the fruit is therefore:

= (Total pounds of fruit bought) x Cost per pound

= (0.125 + 0.25 + 1.25) x 0.8

= 1.625 x 0.8

= $1.30

The amount spent on cheese is:

= Total amount spent - Amount spent on fruit

= 4.05 - 1.30

= $2.75

Maggie therefore spent $2.75 on cheese.

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