A customer purchased a package of ground beef at a cost of $1.95 per pound. For the same amount of money, the customer could have purchased a piece of steak that weighed 35 percent less than the package of ground beef. What was the cost per pound of the steak?
Select the correct option
A) $2.50
B) $2.75
C) $3.00
D) $3.25
E) $3.50
For simplicity, let's assume the customer bought 1 pound of ground beef for $1.95.   Let x be the price per pound for the steak.   Then 0.65x = 195   x = 195/0.65 = $3.00   The answer is $3.00.
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A customer purchased a package of ground beef at a cost of $1.95 per pound. For the same amount of money, the customer could have purchased a piece of steak that weighed 35 percent less than the package of ground beef. What was the cost per pound of the steak?