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.

=x
D.
6.50x=1.30?

Answer 1

To find out how many pounds (x) of peaches Charity can buy with her $6.50, you would set up the equation based on the cost per pound. The cost of peaches is $1.30 per pound, and she wants to buy a certain number of pounds (x) with a total of $6.50.

The correct equation is:

A. \( 1.30x = 6.50 \)

This equation states that the cost of x pounds of peaches (1.30 times x) is equal to the amount of money she has to spend ($6.50).

So the answer is option A.