Q:

two pounds of grapes cost $6 . complete the table showing the price of different amounts of grapes at this rate

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Answer:Table shown belowStep-by-step explanation:To solve this problem let's use proportions.If 2 pounds of grapes cost $6, half the amount will cost half the dollars, so the last row will have $3 in the priceFor the second row, we know the price is $1, that is, one-sixth of the original given price. It should correspond to one-sixth of the amount of grapes or 2/6 pounds.Simplifying the fraction, we get 1/3 or 0.33 pounds