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)
The total cost of the apples and crackers is 5.25 + 3.25 = $<<5.25+3.25=8.50>>8.50.
Subtracting this amount from the total cost of the groceries gives 30.25 - 8.50 = $<<30.25-8.50=21.75>>21.75.
Thus, the cost of the lunch meat per pound is 21.75 / 3 = $<<21.75/3=7.25>>7.25 per pound. Answer: \boxed{7.25}.
To find out how much Lani spent on lunch meat per pound, we first need to determine how much he spent on apples and crackers.
Lani spent $5.25 on apples and $3.25 on the box of crackers.
Therefore, the total amount he spent on apples and crackers is $5.25 + $3.25 = $8.50.
Now, we can determine how much Lani spent on lunch meat by subtracting the amount he spent on apples and crackers from the total amount he spent on groceries.
The total amount he spent on groceries is $30.25, and he spent $8.50 on apples and crackers.
Therefore, he spent $30.25 - $8.50 = $21.75 on lunch meat.
Since he bought 3 pounds of lunch meat, we can divide the total amount he spent on lunch meat by the number of pounds to find the cost per pound.
The cost of the lunch meat per pound is $21.75 / 3 pounds = $7.25 per pound.
So, the lunch meat cost $7.25 per pound.
To find out how much the lunch meat cost per pound, we need to subtract the cost of the apples and the box of crackers from the total cost of groceries.
Total cost of groceries = Cost of apples + Cost of box of crackers + Cost of lunch meat
Given:
Total cost of groceries = $30.25
Cost of apples = $5.25
Cost of box of crackers = $3.25
First, let's find the combined cost of the apples and the box of crackers.
Combined cost of apples and box of crackers = Cost of apples + Cost of box of crackers
= $5.25 + $3.25
= $8.50
Now, subtract the combined cost of the apples and the box of crackers from the total cost of groceries to find the cost of the lunch meat.
Cost of lunch meat = Total cost of groceries - Combined cost of apples and box of crackers
= $30.25 - $8.50
= $21.75
The lunch meat cost $21.75.
However, we still need to find out how much the lunch meat cost per pound. Since we know that Lani bought 3 pounds of lunch meat, we can divide the cost of lunch meat by the number of pounds.
Cost per pound of lunch meat = Cost of lunch meat / Number of pounds
= $21.75 / 3
= $7.25
Therefore, the lunch meat cost $7.25 per pound.