Answer
1.49 dollars per apple
Work Step by Step
An example of an application problem involving decimals is below.
John buys 3 pounds of apples for 2.49 dollars per pound. He gets 5 apples. How much does it cost per apple?
To solve, we first find the total cost:
$$ =3\times 2.49 \\ = 7.47$$
Since 5 apples were bought, the cost per apple is:
$$ =\frac{7.47}{5} \\ = 1.49$$
