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Tina buys 5 pounds of potatoes for $4.35 and 3 pounds of carrots for $3.57. How much does one pound of potatoes cost?

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nado211

The answer is 0.87
You divide 4.35 by 5

Lanuel

The cost of one (1) pound of potatoes is equal to $0.87.

Given the following data:

  • Cost of potatoes = $4.35
  • Quantity of potatoes = 5 pounds
  • Cost of carrots = $3.57
  • Quantity of carrots = 3 pounds

To determine the cost of one (1) pound of potatoes:

In this exercise, you're required to solve or calculate the amount of money that Tina spent to buy one (1) pound of potatoes, if she bought 5 pounds of potatoes in total for $4.35. Thus, we would divide the total cost of potatoes by the quantity of potatoes she bought.

Mathematically, this is given by:

\(P = \frac{Total \;cost}{Total\;quantity} \\\\P=\frac{4.35}{5}\)

P = $0.87

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