If you can buy 4⁄5 of a pound of ham for 3 dollars, how much can you purchase for 10 dollars? Write your answer as a fraction of a pound.

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The amount of ham that can be bought for 3 dollars = 4/5 pounds
Then
The amount of ham that can be bought for 10 dollars = [(4/5)/3] * 10 pounds
                                                                                      = (4 * 10)/15 pounds
                                                                                       = 40/15 pounds
                                                                                       = 8/3 pounds
                                                                                       = 2 2/3 pounds
So the quantity of ham that can be purchased for 10 dollars is 2 2/3 pounds. I hope the procedure is simple enough for you to understand.You can always use this method for
solving similar type of problems without requiring any kind of help from outside.