Charity is buying peaches at the store. The cost of the peaches are 1.30 per pound. If she has 6.50 to spend on peaches,how many pounds(x)can she buy. Set up an equation to solve the problem
The equation to solve the problem is:
1.30x = 6.50
where x represents the number of pounds of peaches Charity can buy.
To set up an equation, we can use the formula:
Cost = Price per pound × Number of pounds
In this case, the cost is $6.50, the price per pound is $1.30, and we need to find the number of pounds (x). So the equation can be written as:
6.50 = 1.30x
Now we can solve this equation to find the value of x.
To solve this problem, we need to set up an equation that represents the relationship between the cost of the peaches and the number of pounds Charity can buy.
Let's start by assigning variables. Let's say that x represents the number of pounds Charity can buy, and the cost of the peaches per pound is 1.30.
The total cost of the peaches can be calculated by multiplying the cost per pound by the number of pounds, which gives us 1.30 * x. According to the problem, Charity has 6.50 to spend on peaches.
So, we can set up the equation as follows:
1.30 * x = 6.50
This equation represents the relationship between the cost per pound and the total cost Charity can spend on peaches.
To solve for x, we can divide both sides of the equation by 1.30:
x = 6.50 / 1.30
Calculating this, we find:
x = 5
Therefore, Charity can buy 5 pounds of peaches with $6.50.