Question

Lani buys groceries at the store for $30.25
. He spent $5.25
on apples, $3.25
on a box of crackers, and the rest on 3 pounds of lunch meat. How much did the lunch meat cost, in dollars per pound

Answer 1

Total spent on lunch meat = 30.25 − 5.25 − 3.25 = 21.75.
Price per pound = 21.75 ÷ 3 = $7.25 per pound.