carla sells cashews for $14 per pound. today he is dicounting the price by 20%. if carla buys 1 1/2 pounds of cashews at the discounted price, how much will she pay?

Answer: The price at discounted rate = $ 16.8  Step-by-step explanation:Given in question as , The rate of cashews for selling = $14 per pound Now Carla discounting the price by 20%So , new price of cashews = 14 - (20% × 14)Or,                                        =  14 ×[tex]\frac{80}{100}[/tex]Or, New price of cashews =  $11.2 per pound Again , Carla buys [tex]\frac{3}{2}[/tex] pounds of cashews at discounted price ∵ , cost of 1 pound cashews = $ 11.2 ∴ , cost of [tex]\frac{3}{2}[/tex] pound = [tex]\frac{3}{2}[/tex] × $ 11.2                                                              = [tex]\frac{3×11.2}{2}[/tex]                                                              = $ 16.8 Hence the price at discounted rate = $ 16.8      Answer