SOLUTION: if apples cost $3.75 for 3 pounds, what is the cost, at the same rate, of 7 pounds of apples?

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Question 607848: if apples cost $3.75 for 3 pounds, what is the cost, at the same rate, of 7 pounds of apples?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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3.75/3=x/7
3x=26.25
x=26.25/3
x=$8.75