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Jeremie bought 5 pounds of bananas for $4.45. How much is 1 pound of bananas? Show or explain your reasoning

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Answer:

for 1 pound of banana...it is 0.89

Explanation:

for 5 pound=4.45

for 1 pound =?(x)

5x=4.45×1

x=4.45/5

x=0.89

User Haosdent
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Answer:

1 pound of bananas is 0.89

Explanation:

Money over quantity 4.45/5

that means you divide so heres the layout

4.45/5 = x/1 so that is

5x=4.45 divide 5 so that gives us our variable 5÷5 that cancels out five 4.45 divide by 5 is 0.89

so for every pound of bananas is 0.89

And you would use Unite Rate as your strategy

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