Question

Turkey cost $6.70 per pound at the deli. If Jaime spent $14.74, which equation represents, x, the amount in pounds of turkey that he purchased

Answer 1

Answer: He bought 2.2lbs for $14.74

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's use a rule of 3 here.

I'm going to write the cost on the left side of the fraction and the amount of pounds on the right side.

$\frac{6.70}{14.74}=\frac{1}{x}$

This means $6.70 equals one pound. Therefore; $14.74 equals x pounds.

Solve for x.

$x=\frac{14.74*1}{6.70}\\ x=\frac{14.74}{6.70}\\ x=2.2$