SOLUTION: Justine played $1.16 for 2 pounds of bananas. Dave bought 2.5 pounds of bananas at the same price per pound that Justine paid. What was the total amount that Dave paid for his bana

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Question 1148520: Justine played $1.16 for 2 pounds of bananas. Dave bought 2.5 pounds of bananas at the same price per pound that Justine paid. What was the total amount that Dave paid for his bananas ?
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Dave bought 2.5 pounds of bananas at the same price per pound that Justine paid.
What was the highlight%28cross%28total%29%29 amount that Dave paid for his bananas ?
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Step 1.  Find the price of one pound of bananas


         It is  1.16%2F2 = 0.58 of a dollar per pound.




Step 2.  Find the amount Dave payed for 2.5 pounds of bananas,


         It is  0.58*2.5 dollars.


         At this point, use a calculator or compute it in any other way (mentally or using paper and pencil).

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