SOLUTION: if 2/3 of pound of metal cost 6.00,how much does a pound cost?

Question 856680: if 2/3 of pound of metal cost 6.00,how much does a pound cost?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = cost of 1 pound of metal
Set up a direct proportion:

Multiply both sides by

A pound costs 9.00
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If you haven't had algebra yet,
solve it this way:
2/3 pounds costs 6.00
1/3 pound costs 3.00
3 times 1/3 = 1, so
1 pound costs 3 times 3.00 = 9.00
same answer

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