Use the table to answer the question.

Question

This table displays the price of ground beef based on weight in pounds.
Cost of Ground Beef
Pounds Cost
($)
10 37.50
8 30.00
6 22.50
4 15.00
What is the cost for 1 pound of ground beef?

Answer 1

To find the cost for 1 pound of ground beef, we can use the cost of the beef at a given weight and divide it by the number of pounds.

From the table, we can take the cost of 10 pounds of ground beef, which is $37.50.

To find the cost per pound, we calculate:

\[ \text{Cost per pound} = \frac{\text{Total Cost}}{\text{Total Pounds}} = \frac{37.50}{10} = 3.75 \]

Therefore, the cost for 1 pound of ground beef is $3.75.