Question

Hannah spends $4.50 each day to buy lunch at her school. After school each day, she buys the same snack. Hannah spends $28.75 for lunch and snacks each week. The equation and solution model the situation. 5(4.50 + x) = 28.75; X = 1.25
What does the solution, X = 1.25 represent?

Answer 1

Answer:

The solution x=1.25 represents the cost of snacks per day.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that

Hannah spends money  to buy lunch each day=$4.50

Hannah spends  total money on lunch and snacks each week=$28.75

The equation model the situation is given by

$5(4.50+x)=28.75$

$x=1.25$

Total days in a week in which Hannah goes to school=5

According to given equation

Where 5 =Total days spend  by Hannah in school

$4.50=Cost of lunch per day

$28.75=Cost of lunch and snacks of five days

x=Cost of snacks per day

Therefore, x represents the cost of snacks bought by Hannah each day.

Answer 2

Answer:

x = 1.25 represented the price of the  snacks which Hannah buys each day .

Step-by-step explanation:

As given

Hannah spends $4.50 each day to buy lunch at her school.

After school each day, she buys the same snack.

Hannah spends $28.75 for lunch and snacks each week.

The equation and solution model the situation. 5(4.50 + x) = 28.75 : x = 1.25

Here x = 1.25 represented the price of same snack which Hannah buys each day .

Therefore x = 1.25 represented the price of the  snacks .