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

1 answer:

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

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Alternatively, you can reduce the augmented matrix for this problem to row-echelon form using any of several calculators or on-line sites. That matrix is ...

$\left[\begin{array}{ccc|c}1&1&1&135000\\0.0275&0.045&0.104&8555\\-1&1&0&70000\end{array}\right]$