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You buy 5 poinds for $35. How many does one pound cost

User Vikramls
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$35/5 have the dollars as the numerator and the pounds as the denominator.

Divide both of them by five since your're trying to find how much for 1 pound.

So, 35 divided by 5 is 7 and 5 divided by 5 is 1. So, it cost $7 for 1 pound.

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35 divided by 5 = 7$ each pound

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