Apples: $1.30 per pound
Oranges: $1.84 per pound
1+1/2 pound of oranges: $2.76
[tex]\begin{gathered} =1.84\cdot(1+\frac{1}{2}) \\ =1.84\cdot1.5 \\ =2.76 \end{gathered}[/tex]1+1/2 pound of apples: $1.95
[tex]\begin{gathered} 1.30\cdot(1+\frac{1}{2}) \\ =1.30\cdot1.5 \\ =1.95 \end{gathered}[/tex]The cost of 1 1/2 pounds of oranges is 2.76 and the cost of 1 1/2 pounds of apples is 1.95, therefore ...
[tex]2.76-1.95=0.81[/tex]The cost of 1 1/2 pounds of oranges is $0.81 more than the cost of 1 1/2 pounds of apples
