Question

Yen paid $10.50 for 2.5 pounds of pretzels. what price did she pay for each pound of pretzels?

Answer 1

You only must do a proportion:

$1\ pound\cdot \frac{10.50\ }{2.5\ pound} = \bf 4.20$

The price of each pound of pretzels is 4.20$.

Answer 2

Answer:

The price of each pound of pretzels is 4.20$