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Manuel bought 9 pounds of apples.
He has eaten 3
4 of a pound so far and has
$15 worth of apples left. Write and solve an
equation to find the cost of the apples per
pound to the nearest dollar. How much did
the apples cost per pound?

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Answer:

1) Since Manuel bought 9 pounds and ate 3/4 of 1 pound, he has 8.25 pounds left   (9  - 0.75  = 8.25)

 2) Let's call "x" the cost of 1 pound of apples

 3) (8.25)*(x) = $15

 4) x = $1.81818    rounded to the nearest dollar is $2 / pound

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