Maggie bought a pound of bananas and 4 boxes of cereal for $10. 11. if each box of cereal cost $2.40, what was the price of a
pound of bananas?
o $0.51
o $0.61
o $1.51
o $2.91

Answer : The price of a  pound of bananas was, $0.51

Step-by-step explanation :

Let the cost of a pound of bananas be, x

and the cost of each box of cereal will be, y.

Maggie bought a pound of bananas and 4 boxes of cereal for $10. 11. The equation will be:

If each box of cereal cost $2.40. The expression will be:

Now put the value of 'y' in above equation, we get the value of 'x'.

The cost of a pound of bananas = x = $0.51

The cost of a box of cereal = y = $2.40

Therefore, the price of a  pound of bananas was, $0.51

Step-by-step explanation:

2.40 x 2 = 4.80

4.80 x 2 = 9.60

10.11 - 9.60 = .51