if 4.26 pounds of chicken cost $6.77, what would 3.75 pounds of chicken cost?
Set up as a proportion....we have
4.26 / 6.77 = 3.75 / x where x is what we're lookinfg for ......cross-multiply......
4.26x = (6.77) (3.75) simplify
4.26x = 25.3875 divide both sides by 4.26
x = about $5.96