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Benjamin bought a 3-pound bag of flour for $6.95. What is the unit price per ounce of flour? (1 pound = 16 ounces)

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Answer:

The unit price per ounce of flour is

Explanation:

We can first change the 3 pound bag into ounces which is just 3x16=48 we can do this because 1 pound=16 ounces. Now we know there are 48 ounces so we divide 6.95/48

Which is .144791666...

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