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?
Mathematics · High School · Mon Jan 18 2021
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Given :
Total amount Jordan has = $5.37
Amount used on red pepper = $1.29
So, amount left = $5.37 - $1.29
= $4.08
3 pound of tomato purchased. So, price per pound of tomatoes = $4.08/3
= $1.36
Hence, price per pound of tomatoes is $1.36