Ground steak costs about $2.50 per pound in the United States. If an Australian dollar exchanges for 80 U.S. cents and a kilogram is about 2.2 pounds, what is the equivalent cost in Australian dollars?

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First, convert the cost from per pound to per kilogram: $2.50 * 2.2 = $5.50 per kilogram. Then, adjust for the exchange rate: $5.50 / 0.80 = $6.875, which rounds to $6.88 per kilogram.

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