Question

If 2/3 of a pound of metal costs $6, how much does a pound cost?

Answer 1

Answer:

$9

Step-by-step explanation:

if 2/3 is $6, then 1/3 is going to be $3, so 3/3 is $9

Answer 2

Answer:

So, let's figure this out!

Step-by-step explanation:

So we know that:

2/3 pound metal= $6

let x=price for 1 pound of metal

So then we can make an equation like this based on that info:

$\frac{2/3}{6} =\frac{1}{x}\\\frac{2}{3} x=6\\2x=18\\x=9$

There we go!

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