a store has apples on sale for $3 for 2 lb how many pounds of apples can you buy for $9 if an apple is approximately 5 oz how many apples can you buy for $9 explain your reasoning
you can buy 6 lbs of apples for 9$ because 3*3=9, and 2*3=6 and it maintains a constant rate of change(random term that doesn't really apply but still works)9lb=144 oz...144 divided by 5 is 28 apples with change left over. .