Answer
$\frac{5 pounds}{4 people}$
Work Step by Step
7.5 pounds for 6 people
$\frac{7.5 pounds}{6 people}$ = $\frac{7.5 pounds ÷1.5}{6 people ÷1.5}$ = $\frac{5 pounds}{4 people}$
Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Salzman, Stanley A.; Hestwood, Diana L.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0134467795
ISBN 13:
978-0-13446-779-5
Chapter 5 - Ratio and Proportion - 5.2 Rates - 5.2 Exercises - Page 343: 11
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