Veronica bought 2.1 pounds of turkey at the deli. the price of the turkey was 2.87 per pound. she also bought 4.8 pounds of ham. the price of the ham was 2.11 per pound. which is the closest estimate to the total price of the turkey and ham that veronica bought

Choose the correct answer from your choices.

Step-by-step explanation:

First, we find the price of the turkey by multiplying the weight of turkey by the price per pound.

2.1 pounds of turkey at the deli. The price of the turkey was 2.87 per pound.

2.1 lb * 2.87 $/lb = $6.03

Then, we find the price of the ham by multiplying the weight of ham by the price per pound.

She also bought 4.8 pounds of ham. The price of the ham was 2.11 per pound.

4.8 lb * 2.11 $/lb = $10.13

Now we add the two prices together.

$6.03 + $10.13 = $16.16

The total price was $16.16

  x ≈ -1.159

Step-by-step explanation:

We assume you want to solve ...

  5^(2x+4) = 15

Take the base-5 log of both sides, then solve the resulting linear equation. If you need, you can use the change of base formula to find the needed log.

  2x +4 = log₅(15)

  2x = log₅(15) -4 . . . . . . subtract 4

  x = (log₅(15) -4)/2

Using the change of base formula:

  log₅(15) = log(15)/log(5)

  x = (log(15)/log(5) -4)/2

  x = log(15)/(2log(5)) -2 . . . . use the distributive property

  x = log(15)/log(25) -2 ≈ -1.1586969 . . . . simplify the denominator a bit*

  x ≈ -1.159

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* We suppose that "simplest form" might have this as a single term with logarithms having all powers taken out. That is, it might be ...

  x = (log(15) -4log(5))/(2log(5))

In addition to the two logarithms, evaluating this requires 2 multiplications, a sum, and a division. Compare to the expression we used, which requires a division and a sum in addition to two logarithms. We prefer the expression that is simpler to evaluate.