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  • 03-11-2022
  • Mathematics
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5 pounds for $10.95; y pounds for $6.57 write a proportion for each phrase and solve it

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DreysonR229945 DreysonR229945
  • 03-11-2022

5 pounds for $10.95

[tex]5lb=10.95[/tex]

y pounds for $6.57

[tex]ylb=6.57[/tex]

To find the value of y you use the next proportion:

[tex]\frac{y}{6.57}=\frac{5lb}{10.95}[/tex]

Then, y is equal to:

[tex]\begin{gathered} y=6.57\cdot\frac{5lb}{10.95} \\ \\ y=\frac{32.85lb}{10.95} \\ \\ y=3lb \end{gathered}[/tex]

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