Question

When Jamel went to the store, he spent $7 on 2.5 pounds of hamburger meat. What are two different ways to express the rate in this situation?

Answer 1

Answer:

a) $0.357$ pounds of hamburger meat can be purchased by spending 1 dollar

b)  1 pound of hamburger meat costs 2.8 dollars

Step-by-step explanation:

Rate in this case can be defined in two ways

a) The maximum amount of hamburger meat that can be purchased by spending 1 dollar

$\frac{2.5}{7} \\= 0.357$ pounds of hamburger meat can be purchased by spending 1 dollar

b) The maximum cost of 1 pound of hamburger meat

$\frac{7}{2.5} \\2.8$ dollar

Thus, 1 pound of hamburger meat costs 2.8 dollars