Question

latoya received a $80 gift card for a coffee store. she used it in buying some coffee that cost $7.51 per pound. after buying the coffee, she had $57.47 left on her card. how many pounds of coffee did she buy?
pounds

Explanation:

Step1: Find the total amount spent

The initial amount on the gift card is $80, and the remaining amount is $57.47. So the amount spent is $80 - $57.47 = $22.53.

Step2: Calculate the number of pounds

The cost per pound of coffee is $7.51. To find the number of pounds, we divide the total amount spent by the cost per pound. Let \( x \) be the number of pounds. Then \( x=\frac{22.53}{7.51} \). Calculating this, \( \frac{22.53}{7.51} = 3 \).

Answer:

3