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GED Math: Rational Numbers Drill 2, Problem 3. What was the price of ribs per pound?

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00:03

Here's your Shmoop dujour, brought to you by a rack of ribs.

00:08

You should always hang on to a spare rib, just in case.

00:26

Cost of ribs per pound. That's what the question's asking.

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Our friend Ramses—his parents must have been Egyptian pharoah fans—

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bought a boat load of ribs.

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We need to figure out how much they cost per pound.

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We're told that he got 5.4 pounds' worth

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and the total damage was $46.75.

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If 5.4 pounds cost $46.75

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then we can just divide both sides of our equation here

00:52

by 5.4 to get the price of a single pound.

00:55

5.4 divided by 5.4 in California is 1.

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46.75 divided by 5.4 is...

01:05

8.66.

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Each pound of ribs cost Ramses $8.66.

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Our answer is D.

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And we really hope you used a wet-nap before attempting to answer this question.

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