Question

A baker paid $15.05 for flour at a store that sells flour for $0.86 per pound.

Answer 1

Given that a store sells flour for $0.86 per pound, this implies that

`1\text{ lb}\Rightarrow\$0.86`

Given that a baker paid $15.05, let y represent the amount of flour the baker bought.

Thus,

`y\text{ lb}\Rightarrow\$15.05`

To solve for y,

Hence, the baker bought 17.5 lb of flour.