Chicken costs $3.20 per pound, and beef costs $4.59 per pound. Answer each question and show your reasoning. When purchasing 3 pounds, which meat is more expensive? By how much more expensive is it?

Given :

Chicken costs $3.20 per pound, and beef costs $4.59 per pound.

To Find :

When purchasing 3 pounds, which meat is more expensive and by how much.

Solution :

Price of 3 pound chicken, .

Price of 3 pound beef, .

Now, difference in price :

P = $13.77 - $9.6 = $4.17 .

Therefore, beef is more expensive than chicken by $4.17 .

Hence, this is the required solution.

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