Cristina bought a bag of coffee for $8.47. The weight of the bag was 7/8 of a pound. What was the price, per pound, of the coffe

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Soloha48 [4]

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Cristina bought a bag of coffee for $8.47. The weight of the bag was 7/8 of a pound. What was the price, per pound, of the coffe

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lana [24] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-16T17:28:39+03:00

lana [24]4 years ago

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$8.47/ (7/8 pound)= $9.68/pound.

The price of the coffee is $9.68/pound~

SpyIntel [72] · Answer 2 · 2021-12-16T16:22:47+03:00

SpyIntel [72]4 years ago

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~For this problem, you need to divide.
~The easy way that I think might help you is if you change the fraction into a decimal.

$\frac{7}{8} = 0.875$

Now divide $8.47 by 0.875
$\frac{8.47}{0.875} = 9.68$

The price per pound of the coffee was $9.68