document.write( "Question 949134: If I need to buy 1 lb. 12.8 oz of beans and each pound cost $2.25 how much would I pay?
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Use proportions!!
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document.write( "1 lb 12.8 oz = , or  lbs
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document.write( "With C being the cost of the beans weighing 1 lb 12.8 oz, we then get the proportion: 
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document.write( "Solve for cost (C) to get:  \n" );
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