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A grocery store sells peanuts in bulk foods. The price for 5 lb of peanuts is $8.00. Brian said, “The ratio of dollars to pounds of peanuts is 8:5. That is $1.60 per pound.” Carla said, “The ratio of pounds of peanuts to dollars is 5:8. That is 0.625 of a pound per dollar.” Who is correct?

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Carla is correct using a calculator to check 
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