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The grocer bought 154 pounds of beef at $5.00 per pound. The grocer also bought 243 pounds of ground turkey for $729. How much more was the cost of the beef per pound than the t…

The grocer bought 154 pounds of beef at $5.00 per pound. The grocer also bought 243 pounds of ground turkey for $729. How much more was the cost of the beef per pound than the t…
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The grocer bought 154 pounds of beef at $5.00 per pound. The grocer also bought 243 pounds of ground turkey for $729.

How much more was the cost of the beef per pound than the turkey?

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Yes her answer is correct.
User Smabbott
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5•154=770(beef)

243•x=729
243x=729
729/243=3
x=3

5-3=2

the beef was two dollars more than the turkey per pound
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