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)

Answer 1

To find out how many pounds of apples Bill can buy, we can set up an equation based on the information given.

Let \( x \) represent the number of pounds of apples Bill can buy. The cost per pound is $1.25, and he has a total of $5 to spend.

The equation can be set up as follows:

\[ 1.25x = 5 \]

Now, you can solve for \( x \) to determine how many pounds of apples Bill can buy.