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#1 2005-10-28 04:24:54
- Sari
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Word problem #2
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Lunch meat sells for about $3.00/lb. You use about ½ lb per day for sandwiches. How much should you budget for lunch meat over the next month (about 20 work days)?
Thanks a bunch, please explain how you did it so I can figure out the rest that I have.
#2 2005-10-28 04:49:02
- mathsyperson
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Re: Word problem #2
If you use ½lb for 20 days, then in total you will use ½ x 20 = 10lb.
As 1lb costs $3, 10lb would cost 10 x 3 = $30.
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#3 2007-04-13 08:57:16
- jrego1
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Re: Word problem #2
So you would write
1/2 X 20/1 =10
3 X 10 = $30
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