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At a grocery store salted peanuts in the shell cost $.30 per oz. is five dollars enough money to buy 1 pound of peanuts if it is what amount of money will be left over

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4.80 for 1 lb and .20 remaining
User Dito
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Since one pound is 16 ounces, it would cost .3*16, or $4.80 to buy one pound of peanuts. $5 is enough and there would be $0.20 left over.
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