Question

A grocery store sells 3 pounds o. lemons for $267. Another grocery store senis 5 pounds of lemons for $4 45. Write an equation that represents the price of lemons, p, for n number of pounds at either store?

Answer 1

To represent the price of lemons for any number of pounds at either store, use the equation p = 0.89n, where p is the total price and n is the number of pounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student is asking us to write an equation that represents the price of lemons, p, for n number of pounds at either grocery store. To find this equation, we consider that the first store sells 3 pounds of lemons for $2.67 and the second store sells 5 pounds for $4.45. We calculate the price per pound for both:

• First store: $2.67 / 3 pounds = $0.89 per pound
• Second store: $4.45 / 5 pounds = $0.89 per pound

Since the price per pound is the same at both stores, we can write a single equation to represent the price for n pounds of lemons at either store:

p = 0.89 n

Here, p represents the total price and n stands for the number of pounds of lemons.