SOLUTION: If 7 pounds of variety p tea is worth 5 pounds of variety q tea, and 3 pounds of variety p tea is worth x pounds of variety q tea, then the numerical value of x is a 5/7 b

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Question 253457: If 7 pounds of variety p tea is worth 5 pounds of variety q tea, and 3 pounds of variety p tea is worth x pounds of variety q tea, then the numerical value of x is
a 5/7 b 1 2/3 c 2 1/7 d 3 5/7 e 4 1/5

Answer by Greenfinch(383) About Me  (Show Source):
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If 7 lb of p = £5
1lb = £5/7
so 3 lb is 3 x 5/7 = 15/7 = £2 1/7