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 with her $6.50 budget at the price of $1.30 per pound, you can set up the equation based on the relationship between the total cost, the price per pound, and the number of pounds.

The correct equation is:

A. \( 1.30x = 6.50 \)

Where:

• \( 1.30 \) is the cost per pound,
• \( x \) is the number of pounds,
• \( 6.50 \) is the total amount of money she has to spend.

So, the answer is A.