Question

If 2 pounds of strawberries cost $4.50, how much would 3 pounds cost?

Answer 1

You can solve this using ratio and proportion.

2 pounds of strawberries/ $4.50 = 3 pounds of strawberries/ N

N = 3 pounds of strawberries/ (2 pounds of strawberries/ $4.50)

N = 6.75 dollars