Bill goes to the market to buy some apples. The cost of the apples that he likes is $1.25 per pound. If he has $5 to spend on apples, how many pounds (x) can he buy?

Question

Set up an equation to solve the problem.

(1 point)
Responses

1.25/5 = x
1.25/5 = x

1.25x = 5
1.25x = 5

5x = 1.25
5x = 1.25

1.25 + x = 5

Answer 1

To determine how many pounds of apples Bill can buy with $5, we can set up an equation based on the cost per pound and the total amount he has to spend.

The equation can be set up as follows:

\( 1.25x = 5 \)

where:

• \( 1.25 \) is the cost per pound of apples,
• \( x \) is the number of pounds of apples,
• \( 5 \) is the total amount of money Bill has.

So the correct response from the options provided is:

1.25x = 5