Question

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 coffee?

Answer 1

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

The price of the coffee is $9.68/pound~

Answer 2

~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