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)
Lani spent $5.25 + $3.25 = $<<5.25+3.25=8.5>>8.5 on apples and crackers.
So, he had $30.25 - $8.5 = $<<30.25-8.5=21.75>>21.75 left for the lunch meat.
Thus, the lunch meat cost $21.75/3 = $<<21.75/3=7.25>>7.25 per pound. Answer: \boxed{7.25}.
To find out how much the lunch meat cost per pound, we need to subtract the amount spent on apples and crackers from the total amount spent on groceries:
Total amount spent on groceries = $30.25
Amount spent on apples = $5.25
Amount spent on crackers = $3.25
Amount spent on lunch meat = Total amount spent on groceries - Amount spent on apples - Amount spent on crackers
= $30.25 - $5.25 - $3.25
= $21.75
Now, we need to find the cost per pound. Since there are 3 pounds of lunch meat, we divide the total amount spent on lunch meat by the number of pounds:
Cost per pound = Amount spent on lunch meat / Number of pounds
= $21.75 / 3 pounds
≈ $7.25 per pound
Therefore, the lunch meat cost approximately $7.25 per pound.
To find the cost of the lunch meat per pound, we need to subtract the amount spent on apples and crackers from the total amount spent on groceries.
First, let's calculate the amount spent on apples and crackers:
$5.25 (apples) + $3.25 (crackers) = $8.50
Now, let's subtract the amount spent on apples and crackers from the total amount spent on groceries:
$30.25 (total) - $8.50 (apples and crackers) = $21.75
Next, divide the remaining amount spent on lunch meat by the number of pounds to find the cost per pound:
$21.75 (lunch meat) ÷ 3 (pounds) = $7.25 per pound
Therefore, the lunch meat costs $7.25 per pound.