Question

A 7 kg ham costs $19/kg. Find the cost per pound.

Answer 1

Answer: $\ 8.62/\text{Pound}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

There is $7\ kg$ of ham available which costs

cost$=\ \ 19/kg$

i.e.

$1\ kg\ \text{costs}\ \ 19$

and we know

$1\ kg=2.204\ \text{pound}$

So, $2.204\ \text{Pound costs}\ \ 19$

thus $1\ \text{Pound costs}\ \dfrac{19}{2.204}=\ 8.62/\text{Pound}$