Question

Mr. Peabody is buying lunch for his 3 daughters and they all want the same thing: 1/2 a pound of turkey at the cost of t dollars per pound, and 2 slices of bread, which costs $0.50 each. If the total cost of the lunches was $12, what was the price per bread?

Put the equation only.

Answer 1

The equation to find the price per bread slice, given the total lunch cost was $12, is 1.5t + 6b = 12, where t is the cost per pound of turkey, and b is the price per bread slice.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question involves finding the price per bread based on the total cost of lunches. Mr. Peabody's daughters each want 1/2 a pound of turkey and 2 slices of bread. The total cost is $12, and we want to find the cost t dollars per pound for the turkey. To set up the equation, let b represent the price per slice of bread. Since there are 3 daughters, we would purchase 1.5 pounds of turkey (0.5 pound per daughter) and 6 slices of bread (2 per daughter).

The total cost for the turkey is 1.5t, and the total cost for the bread is 6b. The equation representing the total cost is:

1.5t + 6b = 12

Answer 2

3(1/2t + 2*0.50)=$12 t=6

Step-by-step explanation:

3(1/2t + 2*0.50)=$12

3(1/2t + 1) = 12 apply multiplication

3/2t + 3 = 12 apply multiplication

1.5t + 3 = 12 Subtract 3 from both sides

1.5t = 9 Divide by 1.5

t= 6