Question

A grocery store sells Swiss cheese for $5.90 per pound. What is the cost per ounce of Swiss cheese? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
Enter the correct answer in the box. You do not need to type the dollar sign, but your answer should be in the form of dollars and cents. For example, 0.50 means fifty cents.



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Answer 1

Answer:

$2.71 per ounce

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Find how many ounces are in a pound, which is 16
2. Divide 5.90 by 16, which equals 2.71186441
3. Then like the problem says "round to the nearest cent," which is just basically taking away the last 6 digits and you should get $2.71 per ounce.