Question

At the market, potatoes cost $1.15 per pound. Imagine you bought $3.45 worth of potatoes. How many pounds of potatoes did you buy?

Answer 1

Therefore, you bought 3 pounds of potatoes.

Explanation:

To find the number of pounds of potatoes bought, we need to divide the total cost by the cost per pound.

Let x be the number of pounds of potatoes bought.

We know that the cost per pound is $1.15, so:

x * $1.15 = $3.45

Simplifying:

x = $3.45 / $1.15 = 3

Therefore, you bought 3 pounds of potatoes.