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. 1.30/650=x
D. 6.50x=1.30

Answer 1

To determine how many pounds of peaches Charity can buy with her budget of $6.50 when the price per pound is $1.30, we can set up the equation as follows:

Let \( x \) represent the number of pounds of peaches she can buy.

The equation will be based on the total cost being equal to the money she has:

\[ 1.30x = 6.50 \]

So, the correct equation is:

A. \( 1.30x = 6.50 \)