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The ratio of the price of 4.25 pounds of fish to the number of pounds bought is proportional to the ratio of the price of 1 pound of fish to the number of pounds bought.
The cost of six pounds of fish is 6 times bigger than the price of one pound of fish, which we found in Part A.
The unit rate is proportional to the ratio of the price c of p pounds of fish to the number p of pounds bought.
2.40 dollars per pound
$14.40
c = 2.4p
We want to find the price of six pounds of fish at the same rate. As we have found in Part A, the price of one pound of fish is $2.40. Since six pounds is 6 times as much as one pound, the price of six pounds of fish is 6 times the price of one pound of fish. Let's calculate this value! 6 * $2.40 = $14.40 At this rate, six pounds of fish would cost $14.40.
a/1=a
LHS * p=RHS* p
a/c* b = a* b/c
Cross out common factors
Simplify quotient
a/1=a