Question

Hannah spends $4.50 each day to buy lunch at her school. After school each day, she buys the same snack. Hannah spends $28.75 for lunch and snacks each week. The equation and solution model the situation. 5(4.50 + x) = 28.75; X = 1.25

What does the solution, X = 1.25 represent?

Answer 1

The solution x=1.25 represents the cost of snacks per day.

Explanation:

We are given that

Hannah spends money to buy lunch each day=$4.50

Hannah spends total money on lunch and snacks each week=$28.75

The equation model the situation is given by

`5(4.50+x)=28.75`

`x=1.25`

Total days in a week in which Hannah goes to school=5

According to given equation

Where 5 =Total days spend by Hannah in school

$4.50=Cost of lunch per day

$28.75=Cost of lunch and snacks of five days

x=Cost of snacks per day

Therefore, x represents the cost of snacks bought by Hannah each day.