Antoine is having a dinner party and his butcher recommends 1/2 pound of meat per person.  If he's inviting 6 people over and the beef tenderloin is $15.00 a pound, how much will this cost him?
He's inviting 6 people over and needs 1/2 pound of meat for each so that's 6*.5 = 
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3 pounds of meat.
The beef tenderloin is $15.00 a pound and he needs 3 pounds so that's 15*3 = $
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45.00 for dinner.

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