Question

Nadia bought 4.3 ponds of ham on Tuesday and 1.7 ponds of ham on Wednesday. She spent a total of $41.94. What was the price of the ham per pound

Answer 1

So if she bought 4.3 and 1.7 pounds of ham, that is 6 pounds total. If we say that x is the price of ham per pound, we then have 6x=41.94, as 41.94 is the total paid. Then you divide both sides by 6, to get x = 41.94/6 for the answer, or simply 6.99 per pound.