Hi,

A 5-pound bag of apples cost $3.50.  

what would be the costof 7 pounds of apples?

      ||Cross Multiplying to solve

   5x = 7· 3.50

    x = (7· 3.50)/5 = $4.90, the cost of 7lbs of apples 

 

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