Lani buys groceries at the store for $30.25. He spent $5.25 on apples, $3.25 on a box of crackers, and the rest on 3 pounds of lunch meat. How much did the lunch meat cost, in dollars per pound?(

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Lani spent 5.25 + 3.25 = $<<5.25+3.25=8.50>>8.50 on apples and crackers.
He spent 30.25 - 8.50 = $<<30.25-8.5=21.75>>21.75 on lunch meat.
Therefore, Lani spent 21.75 / 3 = $<<21.75/3=7.25>>7.25 per pound on lunch meat. Answer: \boxed{7.25}.