Question

a shopper pays $3.95 5 pounds of potatoes. What is the price per pound four potatoes hen price per potato means the price for 1 pound set up your equation as price/pound

Answer 1

To find the price per pound of potatoes, you can set up the equation as follows:

Let \( P \) be the price per pound.

The total price paid is $3.95 for 5 pounds of potatoes. You can express the relationship as:

\[
P \times 5 = 3.95
\]

To find \( P \), divide both sides of the equation by 5:

\[
P = \frac{3.95}{5}
\]

Now, calculate the value:

\[
P = 0.79
\]

So, the price per pound of potatoes is **$0.79**.