You bought 3/4 pound of fudge for 6.75. Write and solve an equation to find the cost of the fudge per pound.

Given:

You bought pound of fudge for 6.75.

To find:

The equation and solve the equation to find the cost of the fudge per pound.

Solution:

Let x be the cost of the fudge per pound.

You bought pound of fudge for 6.75.

Divide both sides by 3.

Therefore, the required equation is and the cost of the fudge is 9 per pound.