A 10-pound box of apples costs $12.50. Write the ratio of cost to number of pounds as a fraction

Ratio: $12.50 / 10 lbs

Work (if needed in simplest form):

$12.50 / 10 lbs

12.5 / 10 = 10 / 8

10 / 8 = 5 / 4

Answer:

$5.00 : 4 lbs (whole number answer)

or

$1.25 : 1 lb (actual price per pound)