Vera is looking for a vegetable to cook for dinner tonight. She purchases 2 5/8 of baby potatoes and 1 1/2 of green beans. If she uses a $10 bill to pay, what will her change be if the baby potatoes cost 1.62 per pound and the green beans cost 2.54 per pounds

To calculate Vera's change, let's break the problem down step by step:

### Step 1: Convert mixed numbers to improper fractions

- Baby potatoes: $2 \frac{5}{8} = \frac{21}{8}$ pounds
- Green beans: $1 \frac{1}{2} = \frac{3}{2}$ pounds

### Step 2: Calculate the cost of the baby potatoes

- Baby potatoes cost \$1.62 per pound.
- Total cost for the baby potatoes:  
  \[
  \frac{21}{8} \times 1.62 = 4.2525 \text{ dollars}
  \]

### Step 3: Calculate the cost of the green beans

- Green beans cost \$2.54 per pound.
- Total cost for the green beans:  
  \[
  \frac{3}{2} \times 2.54 = 3.81 \text{ dollars}
  \]

### Step 4: Calculate the total cost

Now, sum the total cost of the baby potatoes and green beans:  
\[
4.2525 + 3.81 = 8.0625 \text{ dollars}
\]

### Step 5: Calculate the change

Vera pays with a $10 bill, so her change is:  
\[
10 - 8.0625 = 1.9375 \text{ dollars} \approx 1.94 \text{ dollars}
\]

### Final Answer:
Vera will receive approximately \$1.94 in change.

Would you like a more detailed breakdown or have any further questions?

Here are 5 related questions:
1. How would the change differ if the price of green beans increased by 10%?
2. What if Vera bought 3 pounds of potatoes instead?
3. How would her change be if she used a $20 bill instead?
4. What if there was a discount of 5% on both items?
5. How much would she pay if she only bought 1 pound of each vegetable?

**Tip:** When converting mixed numbers to improper fractions, multiply the whole number by the denominator, add the numerator, then keep the denominator the same.

Vera is looking for a vegetable to cook for dinner tonight. She purchases 2 5/8 of baby potatoes and 1 1/2 of green beans. If she uses a $10 bill to pay, what will her change be if the baby potatoes cost 1.62 per pound and the green beans cost 2.54 per pound?

Learn how to calculate Vera's change after purchasing 2 5/8 pounds of baby potatoes and 1 1/2 pounds of green beans with a $10 bill. This problem involves converting mixed numbers to improper fractions, calculating total cost, and finding the change. Suitable for students in Grades 6-8.

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