Question

camilla paid $1.15 per pound for x pounds of tomatoes. She paid for her tomatoes with $10 and received $4.48 in change. How many pounds of tomatoes did Camilla buy? Explain.

Answer 1

Answer:

$x=4.8\ pounds$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x-----> the number of pounds of tomatoes Camilla bought

we know that

The equation that represent this situation is equal to

$1.15x=10-4.48$

Solve for x

$1.15x=5.52$

$x=5.52/1.15$

$x=4.8\ pounds$