Ronald bought 1.5 pounds of red apples and 0.75 pounds of yellow apples. He bought 1.6 times as many pounds of green apples as red apples and yellow apples combined. How many pounds of green apples did Ronald buy?

To find the number of green apples he bought, We do the following:

calculate the total mass of red and yellow apples bought 1.5+0.75=2.25 poundsSince the mass of green apples bought was 1.6 times the combined mass of yellow and red apples bought we get;2.25×1.6=3.6pounds He bought 3.6 pounds green apples