SOLUTION: If 8.5 pounds of pecans costs $29.75, what is the price per pound?

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Question 312571: If 8.5 pounds of pecans costs $29.75, what is the price per pound?
Answer by nerdybill(7384)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 8.5 pounds of pecans costs $29.75, what is the price per pound?
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Just divide 29.75 by 8.5:
29.75/8.5 = $3.50 per pound

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