Alex buys 2 1/2 lbs grapes. he buys 1 1/4 times as many pounds of apples as grapes. How many pounds of apples does alex buy?

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[tex]\text {Grapes = } 2 \dfrac{1}{2} \text { lbs}[/tex]

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Apples is 1 1/4 times more than grapes:
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[tex]\text {Apples = } 1 \dfrac{1}{4} \times 2 \dfrac{1}{2} \text { lbs}[/tex]

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Convert to improper fractions:
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[tex]\text {Apples = } \dfrac{5}{4} \times \dfrac{5}{2} \text { lbs}[/tex]

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Single Fraction:
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[tex]\text {Apples = } \dfrac{25}{8}} \text { lbs}[/tex]

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Simplify:
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[tex]\text {Apples = } 3\dfrac{1}{4} \text { lbs}[/tex]
3 1/8 lbs of apples
2 1/2 * 1 1/4= 3 1/8=3.125
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