Question

It costs you $1.96 for four pounds of bananas. Write and solve an equation to find the cost of one pound of bananas.

Answer 1

b = price per pound of bananas

4b= $1.96 now divide both sides by 4 and get $ .49 per pound
4 4

Answer 2

let say a pound of bananas = x

4 times x equals $1.96

4x = 1.96 (divide 4 from each side)


`(4x)/(4) = (1.96)/(4)`


`x=0.49`

A pound of bananas is $0.49