Question

A shopper bought a 12-pound bag of oranges for 18.75. What is the unit price per ounce?

Answer 1

Answer:

About $0.10 per ounce

Step-by-step explanation:

12 pound costs $18.75. Lets find the cost per pound first:

Cost Per Pound = $\frac{18.75}{12}=1.5625$

We know, there are 16 ounces in 1 pound.

We know 1 pound costs 1.5625

To find cost per ounce, we have to divide this by 16.

So,

Cost Per Ounce = $\frac{1.5625}{16}=0.097$

Rounded to nearest cent, that would be 10 cents per ounce