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hamburger selling $1.25 a pound contains 30% fat. how much does the consumer pay for the meat without the fat?

User Thoman
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The consumer is paying $0.875 for the meat without the fat.
Answer : $0.88
(Hopefully its right)
User Pelmered
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70% is not fat, so 70% of $1.25 is about 88 cents
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