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A pound of rice crackers cost 42.88 Jacob purchased a 1/4 pound how much did he pay for the crackers?

User Lalameat
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Answer:

So you know that a pound of rice crackers cost $42.88. You also know that Matthew bought 1/4 or 25% or 0.25 of a pound. This means that by 42.88 divided 4 will equal the answer.

42.88 ÷ 4 = 10.72

Therefore, Matthew paid or $10.72 for 1/4 pound of rice crackers.

User Ray Salemi
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Answer:

10.72

Explanation:

The price per pound is 42.88

We are getting 1/4 pound.

Multiply 42.88 by 1/4

42.88 * 1/4 =10.72

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