Question

Lucy received a $70 gift card for a coffee store. She used it in buying some coffee that cost $7.44 per pound. After buying the coffee, she had left on her card. How many pounds of coffee did she buy?

Answer 1

`W=9.41 pound`

Explanation:

From the question we are told that:

Total amount spent
`n=\$=70`

Rate
`r= \$7.44\ per\ pound`

Generally the equation for Total pound of coffee W is mathematically given by

Total pound of coffee=Total amount spent/Rate

`W=(n)/(r)`

`W=(70)/(7.44)`

`W=9.41 pound`