Question

Question

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?(1 point)

Answer 1

To find out how much Lani spent on lunch meat, we need to subtract the cost of apples and crackers from the total cost of groceries.

The cost of apples and crackers is $5.25 + $3.25 = $<<5.25+3.25=8.50>>8.50.

So the cost of lunch meat is $30.25 - $8.50 = $<<30.25-8.5=21.75>>21.75.

Since Lani bought 3 pounds of lunch meat, the cost per pound is $21.75 / 3 = $<<21.75/3=7.25>>7.25.

Therefore, the lunch meat cost $7.25 per pound. Answer: \boxed{7.25}.