SOLUTION: Justine played $1.16 for 2 pounds of bananas. Dave bought 2.5 pounds of bananas at the same price per pound that Justine paid. What was the total amount that Dave paid for his bana

Question 1148520: Justine played $1.16 for 2 pounds of bananas. Dave bought 2.5 pounds of bananas at the same price per pound that Justine paid. What was the total amount that Dave paid for his bananas ?
Answer by ikleyn(52835) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Justine payed $1.16 for 2 pounds of bananas.
Dave bought 2.5 pounds of bananas at the same price per pound that Justine paid.
What was the amount that Dave paid for his bananas ?
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Step 1.  Find the price of one pound of bananas


         It is   = 0.58 of a dollar per pound.




Step 2.  Find the amount Dave payed for 2.5 pounds of bananas,


         It is  0.58*2.5 dollars.


         At this point, use a calculator or compute it in any other way (mentally or using paper and pencil).

Happy calculations (!)

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