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if two pounds of peaches are 4.20 how much is five pounds

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the first step would be to divide 4.2 by 2 to find how many are 1 pound 4.2/2=2.1. then multiply that new number by 5 to get the total 2.1x5=10.5. thus the answer would be 5 pounds of peaches are 10.5
[tex]2p......4.20\$ \\5p.........x \\\\ x=\frac{5*4.20}{2} \\\\ x=5*2.10 \\\\ \boxed{x=10.50\$}[/tex]