Question

Kyle owns an orchard nearby. He wants to charge one flat rate per pound for his apples no matter how much someone buys. He wants 16 pounds of apples at his orchard to cost $1.50 less than16 pounds of apples at Pam's Orchard. How much should Kyle charge per pound?

Answer 1

Answer:

(x - 1.50) / 16

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x = cost of 16 pounds of apple at Pam's orchard

Cost of 16 pounds of apple at Kyle's = x - 1.50

How much should Kyle charge per pound?

Kyle charges per pound of apple = cost of 16 pounds of apple / number of pounds of apple

= (x - 1.50) / 16

Therefore,

Cost of a pound of apple at Kyle's is (x - 1.50) / 16