Question

Think back to the fruit market in Bavaria. If pears cost $0.65, how many pears could you buy if you have $5.20 to spend? Write the equation you would use to answer the question.

Answer 1

Explanation:

0.65x = 5.20, 8 pearsStep-by-step explanation:We put x beside 0.65 because that is the unknown number of pears we can buy with $5.20. To find out how many pears you could buy, we just solve for x. So let's do it!0.65x = 5.20x = 88 pears