In a two-pound box of nuts and bolts that costs $2.34, the nuts cost 9

Question

In a two-pound box of nuts and bolts that costs $2.34, the nuts cost 96 cents per pound when purchased separately and the weight in the box due to bolts is equal to the weight due to nuts. How much will two pounds of bolts cost separately?

A. $2.76
B. $1.92
C. $1.59
D. $1.41
E. $1.38

A. $2.76
B. $1.92
C. $1.59
D. $1.41
E. $1.38

rohit8865 · Accepted Answer

Since it is two pound box carrying equal weights 
then 1 pound of nuts and 1 pound of bolts is there in box
As nuts=$0.96/pound 
also price of box = 1 pound nuts+1 pound bolts=$2.34
Price of bolts =2.34-0.96 =$1.38
so wight of 2 pounds bolts =2*1.38= $2.76

Ans A

SI777 · Answer

two pound box of nuts and bolts 
nuts and bolts are of equal weight implies nuts one pound and bolts one pound 
cost of nuts and box are given

N+B = 2.34
0.96+B = 2.34
B= 1.38 (one pound weight)
required cost = 1.38 * 2 =2.76

JeffTargetTestPrep · Answer

We are given that two pounds of nuts and bolts cost $2.34, and the nuts and the bolts are equal in weight in this mixture; in other words, we have one pound of nuts and one pound of bolts. Since nuts cost $0.96 per pound, bolts cost $2.34 - $0.96 = $1.38 per pound. Two pounds of bolts will cost $1.38 x 2 = $2.76.

Answer: A

firas92 · Answer

Since a pound of nuts costs less than $1, a pound of bolts must be more than $1 to bring the total to $2.34.

This mean that 2 pounds of bolts has to be more than $2 which is only in option A

bhaskar1999 · Answer

Since there is 1 pound of nuts in the box, the cost of the nuts is:
 Cost of nuts=1×0.96=0.96 dollars

The total cost of the box is $2.34, so the cost of the bolts is:
 Cost of bolts=2.34−0.96=1.38 dollars

Since the cost of 1 pound of bolts is $1.38, the cost of 2 pounds of bolts is:
 Cost of 2 pounds of bolts=2×1.38=2.76

luisdicampo · Answer

Deconstructing the Question

Total box weight =  2 lb 
Total cost =  $2.34

Weight of nuts = weight of bolts, so each weighs  1 lb .

Nuts cost  $0.96  per lb.

Step-by-step

Cost of nuts in the box:

1 	imes 0.96 = 0.96

Remaining cost is for bolts:

2.34 - 0.96 = 1.38

So bolts cost  $1.38 per lb .

Cost of 2 lb of bolts:

1.38 	imes 2 = 2.76

Answer: A

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