document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=282722>Question 282722</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please help me with this problem. I was trying to figure it out, so I wrote 100pnds divided by x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If a wholesaler buys 100 pounds of shrimp for x dollars, then what is the price per pound? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Oftentimes the units of measurement will help you figure out what to divide by what or what to multiply by what.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The shrimp is priced at $ per lb, which is shown as $/lb.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That tells you you need to divide the $ by the lb.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He paid $x for 100 lb.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So it would be $x/100 lb = x/100 $/lb<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Done. </SPAN>\n" );
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