Bill goes to the market to buy some apples. The cost of the apples that he likes is $1.25 per pound. If he has $5 to spend on apples, how many pounds (x) can he buy?
Set up an equation to solve the problem.
The cost of the apples per pound can be represented by the equation 1.25x = 5, where x represents the number of pounds of apples Bill can buy.
To set up an equation for this problem, we need to represent the relationship between the cost of the apples and the pounds of apples that Bill can buy.
Let's assume Bill can buy x pounds of apples.
The cost of the apples per pound is $1.25.
So, the total cost of the apples he can buy is 1.25 * x.
The problem states that Bill has $5 to spend on apples.
Therefore, the equation representing this situation is:
1.25 * x = 5
To solve this equation for x, we can divide both sides of the equation by 1.25:
x = 5 / 1.25
Simplifying the right side of the equation gives us:
x = 4
So, Bill can buy 4 pounds of apples with $5.