Question

If Charlie's Chocolate Fudge costs 1.95 per pound,how many pounds can you buy for $10.00? Set up a proportion. Make sure that the units match going across

Answer 1

We have two options: If Charlie's Chocolate Fudge is sold only by entire pounds then we can only buy 5 pounds, otherwise, If Charlie's Chocolate Fudge is sold by the fraction of a pound too, then we can buy 5 5/39 pounds.

Explanation:

Hi

We have that Charlie's Chocolate Fudge costs 1.95 per pound, this is
`\$ 1.95/pound`, and we have
`\$ 10.00`, then we could buy
`(\$ 10.00)/(\$ 1.95/pound)=5(5)/(39)Pounds`.

So If Charlie's Chocolate Fudge is sold only by entire pounds then we can only buy 5 pounds.

Or If Charlie's Chocolate Fudge is sold by the fraction of a pound, then we can buy 5 5/39 pounds