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Eight ponds of potatoes cost $3.75. How much will 20 pounds cost?

User Rachel S
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20 votes

Answer:

$15.20

Explanation:

first you must find the cost of each potato per pound, which will be 76 cents per pound then you multiply by 20 and u get 15.2 which is the answer

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User Vassilis Barzokas
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Answer:

$9.38

Explanation:

First, we have to find how much a single pound of potato costs.

3.75 / 8 = 0.46875

Since we know the cost of one pound, simply multiply it by 20 to find the cost of 20 pounds of potatoes.

0.46875 * 20 = 9.375

User Cmcginty
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