We have been given that Pepper Jackie purchased 3.5 pounds of jelly beans for $1.19 per pound.
Let us find how much Pepper Jackie spent on purchasing jelly beans by multiplying 3.5 by 1.19.
[tex]\text{Amount spent by Pepper Jackie on jelly beans}=3.5\times 1.19[/tex]
[tex]\text{Amount spent by Pepper Jackie on jelly beans}=4.165[/tex]
Upon rounding our final answer to nearest cent we will get,
[tex]\text{Amount spent by Pepper Jackie on jelly beans}=4.165\approx4.17[/tex]
Therefore, Pepper Jackie spent $4.17 on jelly beans.
