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

Answer 1

To find out how much the lunch meat cost per pound, we first need to determine how much Lani spent on lunch meat.

1. Calculate Lani's total spending on apples and crackers:

   • Apples: $5.25
   • Crackers: $3.25

   Total spent on apples and crackers: \[ 5.25 + 3.25 = 8.50 \]

2. Subtract the total spent on apples and crackers from the total grocery bill to find out how much was spent on lunch meat: \[ 30.25 - 8.50 = 21.75 \]

3. Now, we know that Lani spent $21.75 on lunch meat. Since he bought 3 pounds of lunch meat, we can find the cost per pound: \[ \text{Cost per pound} = \frac{\text{Total cost of lunch meat}}{\text{Pounds of lunch meat}} = \frac{21.75}{3} \]

   Calculating this gives: \[ \frac{21.75}{3} = 7.25 \]

Thus, the cost of the lunch meat is $7.25 per pound.