Question

Nora used a ten dollar bill to buy a 1/2 gallon of ice cream for $3.25 and 11/2 pounds of meat. If her change was $0.96, what was the price per pound for the meat?

Answer 1

1/2 gallon of ice cream  is $3.25
11/2 pounds of meat
 her change was $0.96

 $10-$3.25=$6.75
Nora used $6.75 for buying meat
11/2=5.5 pounds 

$6.75-$0.96=$5.79
nora spent $5.79 for the meat
 $5.79---------->5.5 pounds 
  ?--------------- 1 pound

$5.79 / 5.5 =$ 1.05
the price of the meat was $ 1.05 per pound