Nectarines cost $1.19 a pound. Sieng spent $2.46 on nectarines. To the nearest tenth of a pound, how many pounds did she buy?

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Alyson

1 August, 18:32

Nectarines cost $1.19 a pound. Sieng spent $2.46 on nectarines. To the nearest tenth of a pound, how many pounds did she buy?

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Tessa Costa · Answer 1

Answer: 2.1 pounds of nectarines were bought

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that Nectarines cost $1.19 a pound, to get the number of nectarines bought for $2.46, we divide $2.46 by $1.19.

Therefore, $2.46/$1.19 = 2.06

To the nearest tenth = 2.1

Thus, 2.1pounds of nectarines were bought