Question

Sylvia bought 1.5 pounds of dried apricots. She spent a total of 9.75. How much would 1 pound cost?

Answer 1

Set up a proportion:

$\frac{1.5}{9.75} = \frac{1}{x}$

The numerators represent the amount of pounds of apricots, and the denominators represent the cost of the apricots.

Cross multiply:

$1.5x = 9.75$

Divide both sides by 1.5 to get x by itself:

$\boxed{x = 6.5}$

A pound of dried apricots would cost $6.50.