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

Answer 1

To determine how many pounds of apples Bill can buy, we can set up the following equation based on the information provided:

Let \( x \) be the number of pounds of apples that Bill can buy. The cost of apples is $1.25 per pound, and Bill has $5 to spend. We can express this relationship with the equation:

\[ 1.25x = 5 \]

Now, we can solve for \( x \):

1. Divide both sides of the equation by 1.25: \[ x = \frac{5}{1.25} \]

2. Calculate the right side: \[ x = 4 \]

Therefore, Bill can buy 4 pounds of apples.