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A 2- pound box of spaghetti costs $2.50. Philip says the unit costs is 2 over 2.50 = 0.80. Explain his error

A 2- pound box of spaghetti costs $2.50. Philip says the unit costs is 2 over 2.50 = 0.80. Explain his error
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a 2- pound box of spaghetti costs $2.50. Philip says the unit costs is 2 over 2.50 = 0.80. Explain his error

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he accidentally placed the numbers in the wrong order. he needs to do 2.50/2 which =1.25. Hope that helped.
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