if the cost of 5 pounds of a product is $12 what is the cost of 6 pounds write your answer as a mixed number

Question

math 

Answer 1

The problem is telling you that you paid $12 for 5 pounds of product.  You will need to find how much you paid for 1 pound of product by using the information that is given ($12 for 5 pounds).  Once you calculate how much you paid for 1 pound of product, you can calculate how much you would pay for 6 pounds of the same product.