Q:

Fiona paid $1.50 for 3/4 pounds of almonds. Supposed Fiona wanted a pound. How much would that cost?

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The cost of one pound would be $2Step-by-step explanation:The given:Fiona paid $1.50 for 3/4 pounds of almondsFiona wanted a poundWe need to find the cost of 1 poundThe cost of [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex] pound is $1.50To find the cost of one pound use the ratio method→  The cost    :    Pound→  1.50            :    [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex]→  x                 :    1By using cross multiplication∵ [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex] × x = 1.50 × 1∴ [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex] x = 1.50- Divide both sides by [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex]∴ x = 2The cost of one pound would be $2Learn more:You can learn more about the ratio in brainly.com/question/2707032#LearnwithBrainly