At a grocery store, the price of a watermelon is determined by how many pounds the watermelon weights. The price of a watermelon that weights 7.3 pounds is $4.38. Write an equation that can be used to determine the price, p, un dollars, of any watermelon based on the number of pounds, w, the watermelon weights.

Answer: p = 0.6w

Step-by-step explanation:

Let w represent the number of pounds in weight of the watermelon.

Let p represent the price in dollar for w pounds of watermelon.

The price of a watermelon that weights 7.3 pounds is $4.38. This means that the price of one pound of watermelon at the grocery store is

4.38/7.3 = 0.6 dollar per pound

The equation that can be used to determine the price, p in dollars of any watermelon based on the number of pounds, w, the watermelon weighs is

p = 0.6w

p = 0.6w

Step-by-step explanation:

7.3 pounds cost $4.38

So each pound costs:

4.38/7.3 = $0.6

w pounds would cost $0.6w

p = 0.6w