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Mrs.baker paid $2.50 for 5 pounds of bannanas write an equation relating the cost c to the number of pounds p of bannanas . how much would mrs.baker pay for 8 pounds of bannanas

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Answer:

she had to pay $4 for 8 pounds

Explanation:

just to recap the first one

User Fis
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I used a proportion to solve it

2.50/5 = x/8
5x=8*2.50
5x=20
x=4

So
User Waweru
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