Question

In a certain grocery store, strawberries cost $6.40 per pound ( 6.40 dollars/lb ). What is the cost per ounce?

Answer 1

Solution:

we are given that

In a certain grocery store, strawberries cost $6.40 per pound ( 6.40 dollars/lb ).

we have been asked to find the cost per ounce?

As we know that

16 oz=1 lb

so we will divide by 16 to get the cost per ounce.

strawberries cost $6.40 per pound so for 1 oz it will cost $=\frac{6.40}{16}= 0.4$$

Hence cost per ounce is 0.40 $