tanisha's potato salad recipe calls for 2.5 pounds of potatoes. She decides to make 3.5 times her regular recipe. How many pounds of potatoes should Tanisha buy? Show your work

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To find out how many pounds of potatoes Tanisha should buy, we need to multiply the original amount by 3.5.

The original amount of potatoes is 2.5 pounds. Let's calculate:

2.5 pounds * 3.5 = 8.75 pounds

Therefore, Tanisha should buy 8.75 pounds of potatoes.