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Paula invited some friends to dinner, and she plans to make fajitas. At the grocery store, she spends $2.56\$2.56 on red bell peppers and $1.92\$1.92 on green bell peppers. If both types of bell peppers cost $1.60\$1.60 per pound, how many total pounds of bell peppers does she buy? \newlineWrite your answer as a whole number or decimal.\newline____\_\_\_\_ pounds\newline

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Q. Paula invited some friends to dinner, and she plans to make fajitas. At the grocery store, she spends $2.56\$2.56 on red bell peppers and $1.92\$1.92 on green bell peppers. If both types of bell peppers cost $1.60\$1.60 per pound, how many total pounds of bell peppers does she buy? \newlineWrite your answer as a whole number or decimal.\newline____\_\_\_\_ pounds\newline
  1. Calculate total cost: Calculate the total cost of bell peppers Paula bought.\newline$2.56\$2.56 (red bell peppers) + $1.92\$1.92 (green bell peppers) = $4.48\$4.48
  2. Determine price per pound: Determine the price per pound of bell peppers. Both red and green bell peppers cost $1.60\$1.60 per pound.
  3. Calculate total pounds: Calculate the total pounds of bell peppers Paula bought.\newlineTotal pounds = Total cost / Price per pound\newlineTotal pounds = $4.48\$4.48 / $1.60\$1.60 = 2.82.8 pounds

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