Question

Please help Johnny went to the pumpkin patch to buy a large pumpkin. The price of the pumpkins were 0.45 per pound. Since it was large he asked them to deliver it which cost $8. The cost of the pumpkin is $93.68 how much did Johnnys enormous pumpkin weigh? 1: determine what you are trying to find 2: assign a variable for what is unknown and determine what you do know 3: write an equation to calculate the unknown 4: use your equations to calculate what it unknown

Answer 1

190.4 lbs

Explanation:

Total Cost: $93.68

Delivery: $8

Price of pumpkin: .45x

x: pounds (what we are looking for)

Equation: 93.68 = 8 + .45x

First things first, subtract 93.68 - 8 = 85.68

85.68 = .45 x

Now, divide .45 on both sides to get x

85.68 = .45 x

.45 .45

To get 190.4

That is how much your pumpkin weighs

Answer 2

The pumpkin weight is 190.4 pounds

Explanation:

We are trying to find the weight of the pumpkin

Let x be the weight of the pumpkin

We know the cost per pound = .45, the total cost 93.68 and the delivery fee =8

The total cost = the delivery fee plus the cost per pound * number of pounds

Substitute in what we know

93.68 = 8 + .45*w

Subtract 8 from each side

93.68-8 = 8-8 +.45w

85.68 = .45w

Divide each side by .45

85.68/.45 = .45w/.45

190.4 = w

The pumpkin weight is 190.4 pounds