Answer:
The beef cost $1.75 more
Step-by-step explanation:
1 1/4 lbs of beef = 1.25 lbs
If cost 4.25 per pound
Cost = amount times rate
= 1.25 * 4.25
=5.3125
To the nearest cent
5.31
1 1/4 lbs of turkey = 1.25 lbs
If cost 2.85 per pound
Cost = amount times rate
= 1.25 * 2.85
=3.5625
To the nearest cent
3.56
The difference is
5.31-3.56 =1.75
