Question

In the summer, you charge people $8 to visit your farm to pick fruit. You also charge $5.50 for every pound of fruit picked. If

a person pays $30 for their visit, how many pounds of fruit did that person pick?

Answer 1

Answer: The answer is 4lbs of fruit

Explanation:

You get this by taking away the $8 visiting fee, getting $22 left over then dividing the $22 by $5.50 getting 4lbs of fruit purchased.