Mike wants to buy 2 lb of basmati rice and 3.9 lb of brown rice.
The prices are given as
Basmati rice = $4 per lb
Brown rice = $3 per lb
How much will he spend?
Simply multiply the quantity of rice by its price
[tex]\begin{gathered} Basmati\: rice=2\times\$4=\$8 \\ Brown\: rice=3.9\times\$3=\$11.7 \end{gathered}[/tex]So the total amount is
[tex]Total\: amount=\$8+\$11.7=\$19.7[/tex]Therefore, Mike will spend $19.7