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?(
Lani spent 5.25 + 3.25 = $<<5.25+3.25=8.50>>8.50 on apples and crackers.
He spent 30.25 - 8.50 = $<<30.25-8.5=21.75>>21.75 on lunch meat.
Therefore, Lani spent 21.75 / 3 = $<<21.75/3=7.25>>7.25 per pound on lunch meat. Answer: \boxed{7.25}.
To find out how much the lunch meat cost per pound, we need to subtract the cost of the apples and the crackers from the total grocery bill.
Total grocery bill - cost of apples - cost of crackers = cost of lunch meat
$30.25 - $5.25 - $3.25 = $21.75
So, the lunch meat cost $21.75 in total.
Next, we need to divide the cost of the lunch meat by the weight of the lunch meat to find the cost per pound.
Cost of lunch meat / Weight of lunch meat = Cost per pound
$21.75 / 3 pounds = $7.25
Therefore, the lunch meat cost $7.25 per pound.
To find out how much the lunch meat cost per pound, we need to first determine how much Lani spent on the lunch meat.
We know that Lani spent a total of $30.25 on groceries, and he spent $5.25 on apples and $3.25 on crackers. Therefore, the amount Lani spent on lunch meat can be calculated by subtracting the amount spent on apples and crackers from the total amount spent on groceries.
$30.25 - $5.25 - $3.25 = $21.75
Now, we know that Lani spent $21.75 on 3 pounds of lunch meat. To find the cost per pound, we can divide the total amount spent on lunch meat by the number of pounds purchased.
$21.75 / 3 pounds = $7.25 per pound
Therefore, the lunch meat cost $7.25 per pound.