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  • 22-04-2018
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Rhonda bought 1 3/5 pounds of peaches for $0.60 at 3 and 1/2 pounds of apples for $1.75 which fruit cost more per pound

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  • 22-04-2018

[tex]1 \dfrac{3}{5} lbs = \dfrac{8}{5} lbs[/tex]
[tex]3 \dfrac{1}{2} lbs = \dfrac{7}{2} lbs[/tex]

Peaches =
[tex]0.6 \div \frac{8}{5} \\ = 0.6 \times \frac{5}{8} \\ = 0.375[/tex]

Apples =
[tex]1.75 \div \frac{7}{2} \\ = 1.75 \times \frac{2}{7} \\ = 0.5[/tex]

Answer: Apples cost more per pound.

Hope this helps. - M
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