Question

Lisa Purchased almonds for $3.50 per pound. She spent a total of $24.50. how many pounds of almond did she purchase?

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Answer 1

7 pounds of almond

Explanation:

It is $3.50 per pound.

If she spent a total of $24.50, just divide 24.50 by 3.50

`(24.50)/(3.50)` = 7

We can verify this by multiplying 3.50 by 7 which gives us 24.50