Cost of 2 pounds of almonds = $ 21.98
So, cost of 1 pound will be = [tex]\frac{21.98}{2} = 10.99[/tex]
Cost of 3 pounds of dried apricots = $26.25
So, cost of 1 pound will be = [tex]\frac{26.25}{3} = 8.75[/tex]
So, comparing the two costs, the cost of 1 pound of dried apricot is less than 1 pound of almonds by $2.24