Charity is buying peaches at the store. The cost of the peaches are $1.30 per pound. If she has $6.50 to spend on peaches, how many pounds (x) can she buy?

Question

Set up an equation to solve the problem.
A.
1.30x=6.50
B.
1.30+x=6.50
C.
1.30 over 6.50 =x
D.
6.50x=1.30

Answer 1

To determine how many pounds of peaches Charity can buy with her budget, you can set up the equation based on the cost per pound and the total amount she has to spend.

The correct equation would be:

A. 1.30x = 6.50

In this equation, \(x\) represents the number of pounds of peaches that Charity can buy, and the equation states that the total cost (1.30 times the number of pounds) equals her total budget of $6.50.

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

\[ x = \frac{6.50}{1.30} \]

Calculating that gives:

\[ x = 5 \]

So, Charity can buy 5 pounds of peaches.