Question

Sylvia bought 1.5 pounds of dried apricots. She spent a total of 9.75. How much would 1 pound cost?

Answer 1

Set up a proportion:

`(1.5)/(9.75) = (1)/(x)`

The numerators represent the amount of pounds of apricots, and the denominators represent the cost of the apricots.

Cross multiply:

`1.5x = 9.75`

Divide both sides by 1.5 to get x by itself:

`\boxed{x = 6.5}`

A pound of dried apricots would cost $6.50.