A customer purchased a package of ground beef at a cost of $1.80 per pound. For the same amount of money, the customer could have purchased a piece of steak that weighed 20 percent less than the package of ground beef. What was the cost per pound of the steak?	Choose the most appropriate option:
A) $ 2.05  B) $ 2.15  C) $ 2.25  D) $ 2.35  E) $ 2.45

Rationale: for simplicity , let ' s assume the customer bought 1 pound of ground beef for $ 1.80 . let x be the price per pound for the steak . then 0.8 x = 180 x = 180 / 0.8 = $ 2.25 the answer is c .
Answer: C