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Suppose you buy a 1.25-pound package of ham at $5.20 per pound. (a) What fraction of a pound did you buy? (b) How much money did you spend?

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25/100=1/4
a) you bought 1 1/4 pound of ham
b) $6.50
1.25 x $5.20=$6.50

Answer:

(a) \(\frac{5}{4}\)

(b) $ 6.5

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

The number of pounds of ham bought = 1.25,

(a) Thus, the fraction of a pound bought = @@MATH_TOKEN_1@@

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(b) We have,

The cost of ham of 1 pound = $ 5.20,

So, the amount spend on ham = the fraction of a pound bought × price per pound

= \(\frac{5}{4}\times 5.20\)

= 5 × 1.3

= $ 6.5

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