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Answer 1

Apples: $1.30 per pound

Oranges: $1.84 per pound

1+1/2 pound of oranges: $2.76

`\begin{gathered} =1.84\cdot(1+(1)/(2)) \\ =1.84\cdot1.5 \\ =2.76 \end{gathered}`

1+1/2 pound of apples: $1.95

`\begin{gathered} 1.30\cdot(1+(1)/(2)) \\ =1.30\cdot1.5 \\ =1.95 \end{gathered}`

The cost of 1 1/2 pounds of oranges is 2.76 and the cost of 1 1/2 pounds of apples is 1.95, therefore ...

`2.76-1.95=0.81`

The cost of 1 1/2 pounds of oranges is $0.81 more than the cost of 1 1/2 pounds of apples