The cost of one (1) pound of potatoes is equal to $0.87.
Given the following data:
- Quantity of potatoes = 5 pounds
- Quantity of carrots = 3 pounds
To determine the cost of one (1) pound of potatoes:
In this exercise, you're required to solve or calculate the amount of money that Tina spent to buy one (1) pound of potatoes, if she bought 5 pounds of potatoes in total for $4.35. Thus, we would divide the total cost of potatoes by the quantity of potatoes she bought.
Mathematically, this is given by:
[tex]P = \frac{Total \;cost}{Total\;quantity} \\\\P=\frac{4.35}{5}[/tex]
P = $0.87
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