Question

A box of cereal contains 23.4 ounces. It costs $5.49. What is the cost to the nearest cent of the cereal per ounce

Answer 1

So in a proportion 23.4 over 5.49 equals 1 over o and multiply 5.49•1=23.4o
5.49=23.4o divide by 23.4 on both sides and that equals 4.26 per oz

Answer 2

The cost of one ounce of cereal is $0.24

Explanation:

We are given the following information in the question:

Amount of cereals a box contain = 23.4 ounces

Cost of one box = $5.94

Cost of cereal per ounce =

Formula:

`\text{Cost of one ounce of cereal} = \\\\\displaystyle\frac{\text{Cost of cereal}}{\text{Amount of cereal in a box}}`

Putting the values, we have:

`\text{Cost of one ounce of cereal} = \displaystyle(5.49)/(23.4) = 0.2347 \approx 0.24`

Hence, the cost of one ounce of cereal is $0.24