Question

Yen paid $10.50 for 2.5 pounds of pretzels. what price did she pay for each pound of pretzels?

Answer 1

The price of each pound of pretzels is 4.20$

Answer 2

You only must do a proportion:


`1\ pound\cdot (10.50\$)/(2.5\ pound) = \bf 4.20\$`

The price of each pound of pretzels is 4.20$.