Jackson bought 3 pounds of candies for $9.75. c What was the price of these candies in cents per ounce?

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Seref · Answer 1 · 2019-07-06T22:13:03+0000

Jackson bought 3*16 = 48 ounces for 975 cents. The unit price in cents per ounce is ...
975 cents/(48 oz) = 20.3125 cents/oz

Josh Pennington · Answer 2 · 2019-07-11T04:24:01+0000

Answer: The price of candies in cents per ounce is 20.31 cents per ounce.

Step-by-step explanation: Given that Jackson bought 3 pounds of candies for $9.75.

We are to find the price of the candies in cents per ounce.

We know that

1 dollar = 100 cents and 1 pound = 16 ounces.

Given that

Price of 3 pounds of candies = $ 9.75 = 9.75 × 100 cents = 975 cents.

So, price of 1 pound of candies will be

$(975)/(3)=325~\textup{cents}.$

This implies that, price of 16 ounces of candies = 325 cents.

Therefore, price of 1 ounce of candies will be

$(325)/(16)=20.31~\textup{cents}.$

Thus, the price of candies in cents per ounce is 20.31 cents per ounce.