To find out how many pounds of rice Dante got per dollar, we can start by determining the total pounds of rice he purchased and the total amount he spent in dollars.
Dante bought 5 pounds of rice for $3.
Now, we calculate the price per pound: \[ \text{Price per pound} = \frac{\text{Total price}}{\text{Total pounds}} = \frac{3}{5} = 0.60 \text{ dollars/pound} \]
Next, to find out how many pounds of rice he gets per dollar, we take the reciprocal of the price per pound: \[ \text{Pounds per dollar} = \frac{1 \text{ dollar}}{\text{Price per pound}} = \frac{1}{0.60} \approx 1.67 \text{ pounds} \]
Therefore, Dante got approximately 1.67 pounds of rice per dollar.
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