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Help me complete the table!!

Help me complete the table!!-example-1
User E LaRoche
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The unit cost (cost per pound) is given by the ratio between the amount paid and the amount purchased.

So, you have


\text{Cost per pound} = \frac{\text{Amount paid}}{\text{Amount purchased}}

Solving this formula for the amount paid, you get


\text{Amount paid} = \text{Cost per pound} \cdot \text{Amount purchased}

You can complete the first two rows using the first formula, and the last row using the last formula:


\begin{array}c15&11.80&0.79\\3&14.97&4.99\\2&11.98&5.99\end{array}

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