Question

If you have $32 to spend, how many pounds of apples can you buy with a gallon of milk at each store? Write and solve an equation to find your answer.

Answer 1

To find the number of pounds of apples you can buy with a gallon of milk at each store, we need the price of apples per pound at each store.

Let's say the price of apples per pound at Store A is $2 and at Store B is $3.

Let's also assume the price of a gallon of milk is $4 at both stores.

Now, let's represent the number of pounds of apples as 'x'.

At Store A:
$4 (Cost of a gallon of milk) + $2x (Cost of apples) = $32
$2x = $32 - $4
$2x = $28
x = 28/2
x = 14 pounds

At Store B:
$4 (Cost of a gallon of milk) + $3x (Cost of apples) = $32
$3x = $32 - $4
$3x = $28
x = 28/3
x ≈ 9.33 pounds

Therefore, at Store A, you can buy 14 pounds of apples with a gallon of milk, and at Store B, you can buy approximately 9.33 pounds of apples with a gallon of milk.