1. If $5 is equal to 2 pounds of cherries, you want to find what 1 pound of cherries cost. You should divided 5 by 2 and 2 by 2 to find what 1 pound of cherries cot.
2. That means that 1 pound of cherries cost $2.5.
3. Now we want to find how much money 3 pounds cost, so you should multiply the 2.5 and the 1 by 3.
4. Now that gets you to $7.5 for 3 pounds of cherries.s
