To find out how much the lunch meat cost per pound, we need to follow these steps:
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Calculate the total amount spent on apples and crackers.
- Apples: $5.25
- Crackers: $3.25
Total spent on apples and crackers: \[ 5.25 + 3.25 = 8.50 \]
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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: \[ 30.25 - 8.50 = 21.75 \]
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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.