Answer : The price of a pound of bananas was, $0.51
Step-by-step explanation :
Let the cost of a pound of bananas be, x
and the cost of each box of cereal will be, y.
Maggie bought a pound of bananas and 4 boxes of cereal for $10. 11. The equation will be:

If each box of cereal cost $2.40. The expression will be:

Now put the value of 'y' in above equation, we get the value of 'x'.





The cost of a pound of bananas = x = $0.51
The cost of a box of cereal = y = $2.40
Therefore, the price of a pound of bananas was, $0.51