Clara has 9 pounds of apples. She needs 1 1/4 pounds to make one apple pie. If she saves 2 pounds for applesauce, how many pies, p, can she make? Write an algebraic equation to represent this situation.

She can make :

5 3/5 pies

Algebraic equation =

1 1/4 p = (9 - 2)

Step-by-step explanation:

Clara has 9 pounds of apples. If she saves 2 pounds for applesauce, how many pies, p, can she make?

Total number of pounds of apples = 9 pounds

She saves 2 pounds for apple sauce

The number of pounds of apples left =

9 pounds - 2 pounds

= 7 pounds

She needs 1 1/4 pounds to make one apple pie.

Therefore

1 1/4 pounds = 1 apple pie

7 pounds = p

Cross Multiply

1 1/4 × p = 7 × 1

p = 7 ÷ 1 1/4

p = 7 ÷ 5/4

p = 7 × 4/5

p = 28/5

p = 5 3/5 pies

An Algebraic equation for this situation is:

1 1/4 p = (9 - 2)

Where p = Number of pies