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A pound of rice crackers costs $2.88. Matthew purchased 1/4 pound of crackers. How much did he pay for crackers?

User Razem
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$2.88/4=.72 cents for 1/4 pound of rice crackers.

User Sahdeep Singh
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He payed 0.72
First you take 2.88, then you multiply it by 1/4 or a simpler way would be to divide 2.88 by 4. The answer is $0.72
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