Apound of swiss cheese costs $4.00 at the grocery store. use the
fact that 16 ounces = 1 pound to you find the cost of 2 1/2 pounds
of swiss cheese.
a. $2.00 c. $8.00
b. $12.00 d. $10.00

he cost of pounds of cheese s $10

Solution:

Method 1:

Cost of one pound of cheese = $4

Cost of 2 pounds of cheese =

Cost of pound of cheese =

Therefore, the cost of pounds of cheese = 8+2=$10

Method 2:

If one pound of cheese costs $4 then, the cost of (i.e 5/2) pounds of cheese =

Therefore, pounds of cheese costs $10

answer: there are x+184 pages in olivia's book.

step-by-step explanation:

let the total number of pages in the book which olive has already read be x.

then if olive has 184 pages left to read, then the total number of pages are in olive's book= pages she has read+pages she has left to read

therefore, the total number of pages in olivia's book=

hence, there are x+184 pages in olivia's book.