CPM Homework Help : CC2 Problem 1-48

If five notebooks cost $\$5.25$ , how much would three notebooks cost?

Hint:

This is very similar to problem 1-38, where you found the cost of $5$ pounds of peaches from the cost of $2$ pounds.

More help:

Try solving for the cost of one notebook first. With this value you will be better able to find the cost of three.

Answer:

The cost of three notebooks is $\$3.15$ .