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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)
dollars per pound

Answer 1

To find out how much the lunch meat cost per pound, we need to follow these steps:

1. Calculate the total amount spent on apples and crackers.

   • Apples: $5.25
   • Crackers: $3.25

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

2. Calculate the amount spent on lunch meat.

   • Total spent on groceries: $30.25
   • Amount spent on apples and crackers: $8.50

   Amount spent on lunch meat: \[ 30.25 - 8.50 = 21.75 \]

3. Determine the cost of lunch meat per pound. Since Lani bought 3 pounds of lunch meat: \[ \text{Cost per pound} = \frac{\text{Total cost of lunch meat}}{\text{Pounds of lunch meat}} = \frac{21.75}{3} = 7.25 \]

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