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.

Answer 1

The cost of the peaches per pound is $1.30. Let the number of pounds Charity can buy be represented by x. The equation to solve the problem is:

$1.30 * x = $6.50

This equation represents the cost of the peaches per pound multiplied by the number of pounds Charity can buy, which should equal the amount she has to spend on peaches ($6.50).