josef paid $10 for 6 avocados at the grocery mart he wants to know what the price would be for buying different numbers of avocados. what is the price of 3 avocados?

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To find the price of 3 avocados, we can set up a proportion:

$10 for 6 avocados is equivalent to x for 3 avocados

$10 / 6 = x / 3

Solving for x:

x = ($10 / 6) * 3
x = $5

Therefore, the price of 3 avocados would be $5.