Jay is at a gas station, he has $30.25. He has spent $5.25 on candy bars and $3.25 on drinks and the rest on 3 pounds of lunch meat. How much did the meat cost? in dollars per pound
Jay has spent a total of $5.25 + $3.25 = $<<5.25+3.25=8.50>>8.50 on candy bars and drinks.
Jay has $30.25 - $8.50 = $<<30.25-8.5=21.75>>21.75 left to spend on lunch meat.
Therefore, the lunch meat costs $21.75 / 3 pounds = $<<21.75/3=7.25>>7.25 per pound. Answer: \boxed{7.25}.
To find out how much the lunch meat costs per pound, we need to calculate the total amount Jay spent on lunch meat and then divide it by the weight of the lunch meat.
1. Jay's total spending is calculated by subtracting the amount spent on candy bars and drinks from the initial amount he had:
Total spending = $30.25 - $5.25 - $3.25
2. Next, we calculate the cost of the lunch meat by dividing the total spending by the weight of the lunch meat:
Cost of lunch meat per pound = Total spending / 3
By following these steps, we can determine the cost of the lunch meat per pound.
To find out how much the lunch meat cost per pound, we need to first subtract the amount spent on candy bars and drinks from the total amount of money Jay had.
Total amount of money Jay had = $30.25
Amount spent on candy bars = $5.25
Amount spent on drinks = $3.25
Remaining amount for the lunch meat = Total amount of money - Amount spent on candy bars - Amount spent on drinks
Remaining amount for the lunch meat = $30.25 - $5.25 - $3.25
Calculating the remaining amount:
Remaining amount for the lunch meat = $21.75
Now, we need to divide the remaining amount by the weight of the lunch meat to find the cost per pound.
Let's assume that Jay bought 3 pounds of lunch meat.
Cost per pound = Remaining amount for the lunch meat / Weight of the lunch meat
Calculating the cost per pound:
Cost per pound = $21.75 / 3 pounds
Now, let's calculate:
Cost per pound = $7.25
Therefore, the lunch meat cost was $7.25 per pound.