Question

one pound of swordfish costs as much as 1.5 pounds of salmon. Mrs. O pays $39 for 2 pounds of salmon and 3 pounds of swordfish. Find the ratio of the amount of money Mrs. O pays for the swordfish to the amount of money she pays for the swordfish.

Answer 1

Not sure which ratio you need, but 6/9 = 2/3

Explanation:

1.5xsalmon=swordfish

$39 = 2lb salmon and 3lb swordfish

1lb salmon=$6 6+6 = 12

1lb swordfish=$9 9+9+9 = 27

12+27 = 39