#12   Ms. Ortiz-Diaz needs to buy sweet plantains for her favorite signature dish Pastelon.  She went to Walmart to buy sweet plantains.  Plantains cost $0.75 per pound, and each plantain weighs 2 pounds.  How many plantains can Ms. Ortiz-Diaz buy with $175?

Fascinating Fact:  Plantains are cooked all around the world, for example, countries such as: Nigeria, Puerto Rico, and Dominican Republic.

Pastelon is a Dominican lasagna made with sweet plantains as the main ingredient

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