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If one-half pound
of ham is 2.69, how much will you spend to get .35 pounds?
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First, let's try a similar problem that
uses whole numbers. |
Say, one-half pound is 3, and we want 2
pounds of ham. |
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To find out how much a whole pound costs |
Multiply $3 x 2
One whole pound would be $6. |
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To find out how much 2 pounds will cost. |
Multiply $6 x 2.
Two pounds is $12. |
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Now, use the steps we came up
with above to solve our problem |
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To find out how much a full pound costs. |
Multiply $2.69 x 2
One pound is $5.38 |
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To find out how much .35 pound costs. |
Multiply $5.38 x .35
.35 pound is 1.883. Since we are talking money, we can round this to
$1.88. |
Let's Practice!
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