Question

miss emily buys 8 ounces smoke salmon at 17.98 per pound how much money does miss emily spend on smoked salmon

Answer 1

1 oz = 0.0625lbs
* 8
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8oz = 0.5 pound

17.98 / 2 = 8.99

Answer is $8.99 is what she spent

Answer 2

Convert ounce to pound.

8 ounce is 0.5 lbs

x/0.5 = 17.95/1

x=8.975

Miss Lawrence spent about $8.98

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