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(a) Tony bought 22 pounds of flour for $9. How many pounds of flour did he get per dollar?

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Answer:

2.44444....

Explanation:

if 22lbs of flour = $9

then you can write the equation out as:

22 = 9

Divide both sides by 9 to get:

2.4444444..... = 9

$1 = 2.44 lbs of flour

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