Question

It costs $3.45 to buy 3/4 lb of chopped walnuts. How much would it cost to purchase 7.5 lbs of walnuts? Explain or show your reasoning.
:)

Answer 1

Aswer

129

Step-by-step explanation:

$3.45 -> 3/4 lb ie (0.75 lb)

x -> 7.5 lb

therefore, x = 7.5 x 3.45/ 0.75

x = 34.5

it costs $34.5 for 7.5 lbs of walnut