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(PLEASE ANSWER!) Elena went to a store where you can scoop your own popcorn and buy asmuch as you want. She bought 10 ounces of spicy popcorn for $2.50. How much popcorn can you buy per dollar?

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Given data:

The cost of 10 ounces of popcorn is $2.50.

The expression for the given statement is,


\begin{gathered} 10\text{ ounces=\$2.50} \\ 1\text{ dollar=}(10)/(2.5)\text{ ounces} \\ =4\text{ ounces} \end{gathered}

Thus, 4 ounces of popcorn bought in a dollor.

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