Question

Courtney bought 7 melons for $8.99. How much did she pay for each melon?

Answer 1

She paid around $1.28 per mellon

Explanation:

Courtney bought 7 melons for $8.99. How much did she pay for each melon?

Write it as an equation:

`7/($8.99)= 1/($x)`

Divide to find how much money 1 mellon was:

`($8.99)/7 = $1.28428571429`

`x≈$1.28`

For one mellon she paid around $1.28