Question

Jackson bought 3 pounds of candies for $9.75. c What was the price of these candies in cents per ounce?

Answer 1

Jackson bought 3*16 = 48 ounces for 975 cents. The unit price in cents per ounce is ...
   975 cents/(48 oz) = 20.3125 cents/oz

Answer 2

Answer:  The price of candies in cents per ounce is 20.31 cents per ounce.

Step-by-step explanation:  Given that Jackson bought 3 pounds of candies for $9.75.

We are to find the price of the candies in cents per ounce.

We know that

1 dollar = 100 cents  and  1 pound = 16 ounces.

Given that

Price of 3 pounds of candies = $ 9.75 = 9.75 × 100 cents = 975 cents.

So, price of 1 pound of candies will be

$\dfrac{975}{3}=325~\textup{cents}.$

This implies that, price of 16 ounces of candies = 325 cents.

Therefore, price of 1 ounce of candies will be

$\dfrac{325}{16}=20.31~\textup{cents}.$

Thus, the price of candies in cents per ounce is 20.31 cents per ounce.