Jordan has $5.37, which he is using to buy ingredients to make salsa. He is buying one red pepper for $1.29 and three pounds of tomatoes. If Jordan has exactly the right amount of money he needs, what is the price per pound of the tomatoes?

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April

19 November, 10:23

Jordan has $5.37, which he is using to buy ingredients to make salsa. He is buying one red pepper for $1.29 and three pounds of tomatoes. If Jordan has exactly the right amount of money he needs, what is the price per pound of the tomatoes?

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Tate Carey · Answer 1

Choose the correct equation to represent this real-world problem

5.37 = 3x + 1.29

A pound of tomatoes costs $1.36

These are the correct answers

Marsh · Answer 2

First, you want to figure out how much you're spending on tomatoes. So subtract $1.29 from $5.37, getting $4.44.

Since you are getting 3 pounds of tomatoes, you'd get the equation: 4.44=3x. x = price per pound.

Then solve for x. Divide 4.44 by 3, getting 1.48.

You then get x=1.48. Meaning each pound of tomatoes is $1.48.