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

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calculista

we know that

[tex]2[/tex] pounds of strawberries cost [tex]\$4.50[/tex]

so

by proportion

Find the cost of  [tex]3[/tex] pounds of strawberries

[tex]\frac{4.50}{2} \frac{\$}{pounds} =\frac{x}{3} \frac{\$}{pounds}\\ \\x=(4.50*3)/2\\ \\x=\$6.75[/tex]

therefore

the answer is

[tex]\$6.75[/tex]

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