Question
A shopper pays $3.95 for 5 pounds of potatoes. What is the price per pound for potatoes? HINT: "price per pound" means the price for 1 pound. Set up your equation as "price/pounds". * 10 points $0.40 $0.79 $1.05 $1.27
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the price per pound of potatoes, you can set up the equation as follows:
\[
\text{Price per pound} = \frac{\text{Total Price}}{\text{Total Pounds}}
\]
In this case, the total price is $3.95 and the total pounds are 5.
Plugging in the values:
\[
\text{Price per pound} = \frac{3.95}{5}
\]
Calculating that:
\[
\text{Price per pound} = 0.79
\]
So, the price per pound for potatoes is **$0.79**.
\[
\text{Price per pound} = \frac{\text{Total Price}}{\text{Total Pounds}}
\]
In this case, the total price is $3.95 and the total pounds are 5.
Plugging in the values:
\[
\text{Price per pound} = \frac{3.95}{5}
\]
Calculating that:
\[
\text{Price per pound} = 0.79
\]
So, the price per pound for potatoes is **$0.79**.