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A 3-pound bag of apples costs $5.25. What is the unit price of a pound of apples?

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Answer:

$1.75 per pound

10 pounds of apples

y = 1.75x

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A 3-pound bag of apples costs $5.25. What is the unit price of a pound of apples?-example-1
User Cewing
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$5.25 for 3 pounds.
Unit price = $? per pound

5.25 ÷ 3 = price per pound
5.25 ÷ 3 = 1.75
$1.75 per pound

Unit Rate = $1.75 per pound of apples.
User Oleg Zhurakousky
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