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? asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 1 decade ago

I need help with ONE math question?

I'm usually not an idiot when it comes to math, but this problem is flying over my head.

2: Apples are on sale for "Buy 2 get 1 free". How many pounds must Janet purchase to get 2 pounds free?

A. 2 pounds

B. 4 pounds

C. 6 apples

D. 3 pounds

I'm confused because it doesn't specifically say how much one apple weighs. This is probably the easiest question ever, but you know.. lol :)

Thanks guys

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  • jessicalynn.
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    B.

  • Tim G
    1 decade ago

    The answer is B. 4 pounds because if you say 3 apples is a pound then you need to buy 6 apples to get half of that free so if you get 4 pounds and to pounds free that would mean you got 2 and 1 free

    Source(s): im a mathamatician
  • baseballer
    1 decade ago

    b

    imagine the apple was 1 pound then you would buy 2 pounds and get 1 pound free, while if you by but you buy 2 apples that way 2 pounds each you will get one apple free that equals 2 pounds

  • packersfan312
    1 decade ago

    You dont need to know how much the apples weigh. If you need 2 apples to get 1 free, you can assume that the number of lbs you get free is half as many lbs as you buy. So in this case we want 2 lbs free, so you double that. You need to buy 4 pounds worth of apples. The answer is B

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  • baymast13
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    4 pounds, of course. Nowhere in the question does it say anything about the weight of an apple. We must therefore assume they are all similar in size/weight. 2 pounds would get her 1 pound free, so 4 pounds would get her 2 pounds free.

    Hope this solves it for you!

    Source(s): Good at math.
  • ?
    1 decade ago

    Hey.

    That's a kind of question a 1st grader solves, but here we go:

    You don't need to know, how much one apple weighs, only think to think of is, that if you buy a certain amount of apples ( measured in pounds ), you get half that amount for free. So double the amount of the free apples is the amount of apples you paid for.

    So I conclude: Janet has to buy 4 pounds of apples to get 2 pounds for free.

    And hopefully janet figured that out herself.

  • Zesty
    1 decade ago

    B. 4 pounds

  • CPT.SKETCH
    1 decade ago

    math has kicked my but for years but id say

    B. 4 pounds

    (2+1)+(2+1)=4 (bought)

    2 (free)

    need the weight of the apples they try to trick you with that

  • ?
    1 decade ago

    Buy 4 pounds and get 2 pounds free.You don't need to know the weight of an apple. This is very easy :)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Well, they may mean 'buy 2 pounds get 1 free' In this case it'd be 4 pounds. For the first two pounds, she'd get a pound free, and for the second two pounds, she'd get another free.

    also, just a tip, MOST OF THE TIME the answer won't be the highest or lowest choice, it'll be somewhere in between

  • msnmg2
    1 decade ago

    if she gets 2 pounds apple, she gets one pound free

    if she gets 4 pound apples she gets two pounds free etc..

    i do not think it matters the weight because you are just maintaining the ration of 2: 1

    if she buys 2 apples she gets one free

    if she buys four apple she gets two free

    so i think b

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