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Scott bought 17 pounds of rice for $10 how many dollars did he pay per pound of
Rice?

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Scott paid $0.59 per pound of rice. To calculate the price per pound, you need to divide the total cost of the rice by the number of pounds of rice. In this case, you would divide $10 by 17 pounds to get $0.59 per pound.

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