SOLUTION: If X dollars will buy Y pounds of chopped meat, how many dollars are need to buy Z pounds of the same meat? a XZ/Y b XYZ c) Z/XY d) (X+Y)/Z e) XY/Z

Question 254108: If X dollars will buy Y pounds of chopped meat, how many dollars are need to buy Z pounds of the same meat?
a XZ/Y b XYZ c) Z/XY d) (X+Y)/Z e) XY/Z
Answer by MRperkins(300) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It seems you are having some real difficulty with proportions. You WILL use proportions in real life IF you understand them. Obviously you can't use anything that you don't know, but proportions are definitely worth learning.
Email me at justin.sheppard.tech@hotmail.com and I will give you a thorough explanation of them and let you work the problems with guidance. I will guide you to the answer for this problem and the other problems you have posted.
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Justin
email: justin.sheppard.tech@hotmail.com
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