If 2/3 of a pound of metal costs $6, how much does a pound
cost?

So, let's figure this out!

Step-by-step explanation:

So we know that:

2/3 pound metal= $6

let x=price for 1 pound of metal

So then we can make an equation like this based on that info:

There we go!

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answer is:

1.75 pounds

the answer would be 1 1/72

step-by-step explanation:

you can rewrite the equation by separating the parts and then solving individually:

10-9=1

1/8 - 1/9=

find l c d and then combine:

1 1/72