a candy sells chocolate fudge for $4.50 for the first pound and $2.50 for each additional pound. how many pounds could be purchased with $29.00?
(29 - 4.50) / 2.5 = ?
4.50 + 2.50p = 29
-4.50 -4.50
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2.50p = 24.50
divide each side by 2.50 and p = 9.8
To determine how many pounds of chocolate fudge can be purchased with $29.00, we need to divide the total amount by the cost per pound.
Since the first pound costs $4.50 and each additional pound costs $2.50, we can calculate the maximum number of pounds that can be bought with $29.00 using the following steps:
1. Subtract the cost of the first pound, $4.50, from the total budget: $29.00 - $4.50 = $24.50
2. Divide the remaining budget by the cost per additional pound, $2.50: $24.50 ÷ $2.50 = 9.8
Since we cannot purchase a fraction of a pound, we can buy a maximum of 9 additional pounds. Adding this to the first pound, the total number of pounds that can be purchased with $29.00 is 1 + 9 = 10 pounds.