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If Victoria buys 2.50lbs of bell peppers for $1.50, how much is 1 pound worth?

User Pingolin
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ok so you can do a ratio and proportion

if it is $1.5 for 2.5lb, how much is it for 1lb?
1.5:2.5=x:1
1.5/2.5=x/1
1.5/2.5=x
0.4=x
answer is 1lb is worth $0.40 or 40 cents
User Olivier Michel
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i think it would be 0.50 im not 100% sure
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