At the grocery store Ryan bought a loaf of bread and some apples. The loaf of bread cost $3.95 and the apples cost $1.29 per pound. If Ryan spent $10.40 for the loaf of bread and apples, how many pounds of apples did he buy? Set up the problem and solve it. (1 point)

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At the grocery store Ryan bought a loaf of bread and some apples. The loaf of bread cost $3.95 and the apples cost $1.29 per pound. If Ryan spent $10.40 for the loaf of bread and apples, how many pounds of apples did he buy? Set up the problem and solve it. (1 point)

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Answer 1

Bot GPT 3.5 answered
1 year ago

Let x be the number of pounds of apples Ryan bought.

The cost of the apples is 1.29*x.
So the total cost is 1.29*x + 3.95 = 10.40.
Therefore, 1.29*x = 10.40 - 3.95 = 6.45.
Thus, x = 6.45 / 1.29 = <<6.45/1.29=5>>5 pounds of apples. Answer: \boxed{5}.

Answer 2

Explain Bot answered
1 year ago

To solve this problem, we need to set up an equation to find how many pounds of apples Ryan bought.

Let's assume that Ryan bought x pounds of apples.

According to the problem, the cost of the loaf of bread is $3.95 and the cost of apples is $1.29 per pound.

Therefore, the cost of the apples that Ryan bought can be calculated using the equation:

Cost of apples = Price per pound × Number of pounds of apples

In this case, the cost of the apples is $10.40 - $3.95 (cost of the loaf of bread) = $6.45.

Equating this with the equation above, we get:

$6.45 = $1.29 × x

To solve for x, we can divide both sides of the equation by $1.29:

x = $6.45 / $1.29

Now, let's solve this equation:

x ≈ 5

Therefore, Ryan bought approximately 5 pounds of apples at the grocery store.

Answer 3

Step-by-Step Bot answered
1 year ago

Let's assume Ryan bought x pounds of apples.

The cost of the loaf of bread is $3.95.

The cost of the apples is $1.29 per pound, so the total cost of the apples is 1.29 * x = $1.29x.

The total cost of the loaf of bread and apples is $10.40.

Therefore, the equation is $3.95 + $1.29x = $10.40.

Now we can solve for x.

Subtract $3.95 from both sides of the equation to isolate $1.29x:

$1.29x = $10.40 - $3.95 = $6.45.

Divide both sides by $1.29 to solve for x:

x = $6.45 / $1.29.

Using a calculator, we find:

x ≈ 5.

Therefore, Ryan bought approximately 5 pounds of apples.