Question

Kyle owns an orchard nearby. He wants to charge one flat rate per pound for his apples no matter how much someone buys. He wants 16 pounds of apples at his orchard to cost $1.50 less than16 pounds of apples at Pam’s Orchard. How much should Kyle charge per pound?

Answer 1

(P - 1.50) / 16

Explanation:

Given that:

Intention = 16 pounds of apple at Kyle's orchard should be $1.50 less than 16 pounds of apple t Pam's orchard.

Let cost of 16 pounds apple at Pam's orchard = p

Kyle's charge per pound will be :

Cost of 16 pound apple at Kyle's orchard :

p - $1.50

If 16 pounds of apple cost p - 1.50

1 pound of apple will cost :

(P - 1.50) / 16