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Manuel bought 9 pounds of apples. He has eaten three fourths of a pound so far and has​ $15 worth of apples left. Write and solve an equation to find the cost of the apples per pound to the nearest dollar. How much did the apples cost per​ pound?

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8.25x= 15 so....

15/8.25=x so....

1.81~=x so....

To the nearest dollar it 2$/lb

Answer: Cost of apples per pound is $6.67.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Number of pounds of apples = 9

Fraction of pounds of apples he has eaten = @@MATH_TOKEN_0@@

Number of pounds of apples he has eaten is given by

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Number of pounds of apples left is given by

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Cost of remaining apples = $15

Let the cost of each apple be 'x'.

According to question, our equation becomes,

\(\dfrac{9}{4}\times x=15\\\\x=15\times \dfrac{4}{9}\\\\x=\$6.67\)

Hence, cost of apples per pound is $6.67.

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