Is this condition relevant to the question? All I need to know is that one pound is processed to 0.5 pound, or processed (0.5 pound) comes from the original (one pound)
3 cups/ pie *p pies=3p cups 0.5 pounds/cup = 80% of the original weight, so original weight is 0.5/0.8=(5/8 pounds)/cup 3p cups * (5/8 pounds)/ cup= 15p/8 pounds 15p/8 pounds x 1 dollar/pound= 15p/8 dollars