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4 November, 22:58

A proportional relationship betweeof potatoes (x) and the price in dollars (y) is graphed, and the ordered pair (4, 3) is on the graphed line.

Part A: What is the price of 1 pound of potatoes? Show your work, including the proportion you used to determine the price.

Part B: What does the ordered pair (8, 6) on the graph represent? Explain in words.)

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  1. 5 November, 01:04
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    4/3 = 1/x ... 4 lbs potatoes to $3 = 1 lb of potatoes to $x

    cross multiply

    (4) (x) = (3) (1)

    4x = 3

    x = 3/4

    x = 0.75 ... so 1 lb of potatoes cost 75 cents

    (8,6) ... this means 8 lbs of potatoes cost $6
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