Burgers-o-Rama is the best hamburger place in town. The owner, Ms. Hamm, buys two $5$-pound packages of meat for $$27.50$. Use proportional reasoning to determine the answers to the questions below. Be sure to explain your answer and organize your reasoning.  

1. What should Ms. Hamm pay for $25$ pounds of meat?

   Hint (a):

   How much would one $5$-pound package of meat cost? Multiply that cost by $5$ to get the cost for $25$ pounds of meat.

2. How many pounds can Ms. Hamm buy for $$55.00$?

   Answer (b):

   $20$ pounds.