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  • 08-12-2015
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mrs.baker paid $2.50 for 5 pounds of bannas.write an equation relating the cost c to the number of pounds p of bannas.how much would mrs.baker pay for 8 pounds of bannanas?

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  • 09-12-2015

so, if she paid 2.50 for 5 pounds, how much would she pay for one pound? we divide by 5:

2.50/5=0.50

so one pound costs 0.50 dollars.

then for 8 pounds, she'd pay eight times this much, that is 4 dollars.
 

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