Cherries are on sale at the grocery store at a price of $5 for 2 pounds. Oscar buys 3

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Inga [223]3 years ago

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Answer:

$7.5 = 3 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

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

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