Question

If you can buy 4⁄5 of a pound of ham for 3 dollars, how much can you purchase for 10 dollars? Write your answer as a fraction of a pound.

Answer 1

For 10/3 times as much money, you can buy 10/3 times the weight of ham.
  (10/3)*(4/5 lb) = 40/15 lb = 8/3 lb

For $10 you can buy 8/3 lb of ham.