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?
The cost of the apples and crackers was 5.25 + 3.25 = $<<5.25+3.25=8.50>>8.50.
So, the lunch meat cost 30.25 - 8.50 = $<<30.25-8.50=21.75>>21.75.
Hence, the lunch meat cost 21.75 / 3 = $<<21.75/3=7.25>>7.25 per pound. Answer: \boxed{7.25}.