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Katelyn bought 3 packages of ground turkey. The packages weighed 2.65 lbs, 1.85 lbs, and 2.46 lbs. She divided the ground turkey into 4 packages each the same weight. How many pounds of ground turkey were in each package? If she prices each pound of ground turkey at $2.50, how much will each package cost?

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Final answer:

To find out the weight of each new package, add the weights of all packages and divide by 4. This results in each package weighing 1.74 lbs. At $2.50 per pound, each package will cost $4.35.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve the problem, we need to find out the total weight of all the packages of ground turkey that Katelyn bought and then divide that weight by 4 to find the weight of each new package. Katelyn bought packages weighing 2.65 lbs, 1.85 lbs, and 2.46 lbs. Adding these weights together gives us a total weight of:

2.65 lbs + 1.85 lbs + 2.46 lbs = 6.96 lbs

Dividing this total weight by 4 results in:

6.96 lbs ÷ 4 = 1.74 lbs per package

As for the pricing of each package, since Katelyn prices each pound at $2.50, we can find the total cost of each package by multiplying the price per pound by the weight of each package:

1.74 lbs x $2.50 = $4.35 per package

So each of Katelyn's packages of ground turkey will be priced at $4.35.

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