first lets get the total weight that Hailey bought, that is working with fractions: 1 3/7 = 7/7 + 3/7 = 10/7 = 1.43 so we use a rule of three to solve this: 1.43 kg ------> $13 1 kg --------> x x = (1)(13)/(1.43) x = 9.09 therefore a 1kg of sliced salami costs $9.09