Question

If 2 pounds of strawberries cost $4.50 how much would 3 pounds cost?

Answer 1

The answer to your question is $7.75 because 4.50 divided by 2 is 2.25.So 2.25+4.50 is 7.75

Answer 2

we know that

$2$ pounds of strawberries cost $\ 4.50$

so

by proportion

Find the cost of  $3$ pounds of strawberries

$\frac{4.50}{2} \frac{\ }{pounds} =\frac{x}{3} \frac{\ }{pounds}\\ \\x=(4.50*3)/2\\ \\x=\ 6.75$

therefore

the answer is

$\ 6.75$