Question

camilla paid $1.15 per pound for x pounds of tomatoes. She paid for her tomatoes with $10 and received $4.48 in change. How many pounds of tomatoes did Camilla buy? Explain.

Answer 1

`x=4.8\ pounds`

Explanation:

Let

x-----> the number of pounds of tomatoes Camilla bought

we know that

The equation that represent this situation is equal to

`1.15x=10-4.48`

Solve for x

`1.15x=5.52`

`x=5.52/1.15`

`x=4.8\ pounds`