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. 1.30/6.50=x
D. 6.50x=1.30

Answer 1

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

The cost per pound of peaches is $1.30, and she has $6.50 to spend. We want to find the number of pounds (x) of peaches she can buy, so we can use the equation:

\[ \text{cost per pound} \times \text{number of pounds} = \text{total money available} \]

This translates into the equation:

\[ 1.30x = 6.50 \]

Thus, the correct choice is:

A. 1.30x = 6.50