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?
To find out how much the lunch meat cost per pound, we need to first calculate the total amount Lani spent on the apples and the box of crackers:
Total spent on apples and crackers = $5.25 + $3.25 = $8.50
Since Lani spent a total of $30.25 and $8.50 on apples and crackers, we can calculate the cost of the lunch meat:
Cost of lunch meat = $30.25 - $8.50 = $21.75
Now, since Lani bought 3 pounds of lunch meat, we can calculate the cost per pound:
Cost per pound of lunch meat = $21.75 / 3 = $7.25
Therefore, the lunch meat cost $7.25 per pound.
Lani spent $5.25 + $3.25 = $<<5.25+3.25=8.50>>8.50 on apples and crackers.
He spent $30.25 - $8.50 = $<<30.25-8.50=21.75>>21.75 on 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 Lani spent on apples and crackers from the total amount he spent on groceries.
First, let's calculate the amount Lani spent on apples and crackers:
Apples = $5.25
Crackers = $3.25
Total spent on apples and crackers = $5.25 + $3.25 = $8.50
Next, let's subtract the amount spent on apples and crackers from the total amount spent on groceries:
Total spent on groceries = $30.25
Amount spent on apples and crackers = $8.50
Amount spent on lunch meat = Total spent on groceries - Amount spent on apples and crackers
Amount spent on lunch meat = $30.25 - $8.50 = $21.75
Now, we need to determine the cost of lunch meat per pound. Lani bought 3 pounds of lunch meat, so we divide the total spent on lunch meat by the number of pounds:
Cost of lunch meat per pound = Amount spent on lunch meat / Number of pounds of lunch meat
Cost of lunch meat per pound = $21.75 / 3 = $7.25 per pound
Therefore, the lunch meat cost $7.25 per pound.