Question

Tareq pays $22.10 for 2.6 pound of salmon. What is the price per pound of salmon?

Answer 1

22.1$ = 2.6 pound

x = 1 pound

so when we criss cross

22.1$ X 1 pound = 2.6x pound

22.1 = 2.6x

22.1/2.6 2.6x/2.6

X=22.1/2.6

x=8.5

so it costs 8.5$ per pound