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The price of 1 lb of potatoes is $\$ 1.75 .$ If all the potatoes sold today at the store bring in $\$ 1420$, how many kilograms of potatoes did grocery shoppers buy?
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To do this, we can divide the total amount of money brought in by the price per pound: $1420 ÷ 1.75 = 810$ pounds of potatoes. Show more…
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