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7/8=7.3/8.3=21/24
7/8-5/24
21/24-5/24
16/24
8.2/8.3
2/3
What you know:
Mr. Adams spent $36.25 on 12.5 pounds.
All you do to find the cost per each pound is:
36.25/12.5
Your answer:
$2.9 dollars per pound.
A compound inequality for the graph would be:
x >= 0 and x < 2