SOLUTION: Harry buys cheese at a deli. He buys 1/4 pound of cheese at a cost of x dollars per pound. If he pays $12.25 for 2.5 pounds of cheese, what is the const per pound of cheese?
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Question 1193196: Harry buys cheese at a deli. He buys 1/4 pound of cheese at a cost of x dollars per pound. If he pays $12.25 for 2.5 pounds of cheese, what is the const per pound of cheese?
I’ve tried pretty much everything. I’ve tried balancing and cannot work it out well enough. The answer choices are
A) $4.90 B) $6.22 C)$9.95 D) $31.12
Please help me!
x, dumbblonde Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source):
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Harry buys cheese at a deli. He buys 1/4 pound of cheese at a cost of x dollars per pound.
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If he pays $12.25 for 2.5 pounds of cheese, what is the COST per pound of cheese?
I’ve tried pretty much everything. I’ve tried balancing and cannot work it out well enough.
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