Hannah spends $4.50 each day to buy lunch at her school. After school each day, she buys the same snack. Hannah spends $28.75 for lunch and snacks each week. The equation and solution model the situation.

Question

5 (4.50 + x) = 28.75; x = 1.25

What does the solution, x = 1.25, represent?
A. the total cost of snacks for the week
B. the cost of each snack
C. the total amount of lunch for the week
D. the amount she spends each day for lunch and snack

Answer 1

B. the cost of each snack

Since x represents the cost of each snack, the solution x= 1.25 means that Hannah spends $1.25 on her snack each day.