Question

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? Set up an equation to solve the problem. (1 point) Responses 5x = 1.25 5x = 1.25 1.25/5 = x 1.25/5 = x 1.25 + x = 5 1.25 + x = 5 1.25x = 5

Answer 1

To set up the equation for this problem, we start by noting that Bill has $5 to spend on apples that cost $1.25 per pound. If we let \( x \) represent the number of pounds of apples Bill can buy, we can write the equation based on his total spending:

\[ 1.25x = 5 \]

This means the cost of the apples (which is the price per pound multiplied by the number of pounds) is equal to the amount of money he has ($5).

So the correct response from your options is:

1.25x = 5