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Carson buys 8 pounds of apples for $12.00. He wants to know and use the unit rate of the cost per pound. True or False: Using the unit rate of the cost per pound, do 5 pounds of apples cost $7.50? (Hint: Take the unit rate from Question 2 and multiply that by 5. Do you get $7.50?) 1Points A True B False

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User Windo
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Answer:

$1.50 per apple

Explanation:

cross multiply, 5*12/8

60/8 = 7.50

5 pounds of apples = 7.50

true

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