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, you should set up an equation based on the cost of the peaches per pound and the total amount of money she has.

Given:

• Cost per pound of peaches = $1.30
• Total money she has = $6.50
• Let \( x \) represent the number of pounds of peaches she can buy.

The correct equation would be:

\[ 1.30x = 6.50 \]

This means that the cost per pound multiplied by the number of pounds equals the total amount of money she has.

Thus, the correct option is:

A. 1.30x = 6.50