Question

A 24 ounce box of cornflakes cost $4.59 . what is the nearest cent per ounce?

Answer 1

$24\ ounces\ cost\ 4.59\ \\ 1\ ounce\ cost\ x\\\\ proportion:\\ 24-4.59\\ 1-x\\\\ cross\ multiplication\\\\ 24x=4.59\ \ \ | divide\ by\ 24\\\\ x=0,19125=191cents\\\\ It\ is\ 191\ cents.$