1) Gathering the data
$3.00 ------ 2/5 pound
x ---------- 1
2) We can solve this problem, using a proportion since we want to find the unit rate for the sliced turkey meat
$3.00 ------ 2/5 pound
x ---------- 1
This is the same as:
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{3}{x}=\frac{\frac{2}{5}}{1} \\ \frac{2}{5}x=3 \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore we can cross multiply it.
2/5x = 3 Multiply both sides by 5 to eliminate the fraction
2x=15 Divide both sides by 2
x=15/2 or $7.5 per pound
