Let us say that:
o = cost of oranges per pound
p = cost of pears per pound
so that:
o = p – 2
Therefore:
10o + 8p = 61
10 (p – 2) + 8p = 61
10p – 20 + 8p = 61
18p = 81
p = 4.5
p = $4.5 per pound
So 3 pounds of pears would cost:
total cost = 3 * 4.5
total cost = $13.5
Regular size saves $0.0003 per gram I think
someone pls fact check me
Answer:
Nolan correctly identified the square numbers before and after 18.
The square roots of them are 4 and 5.
Clearly, square root of 18 should lie between 4 and 5 only.
He, then carefully squared 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 etc. and identified that 4.3 squared is nearer to 18.
Since, Nolan is finding estimated square root, his steps are cool and he didn't make any error.
