Question

The total cost of 5 boxes of pasta is $13.00. There are 12 ounces of pasta in each box. Each box of pasta costs the same amount. What is the cost, in dollars, for 1 ​ounce ​of pasta? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

$0.22

Explanation:

The computation of the cost of one ounce of pasta is shown below:

Since there is a total cost of 5 pasta boxed is $13

So for one box, the cost is

= $13 ÷ 5

= $2.6

And, there is 12 pasta ounces in each box

So the cost of one ounce of pasta would be

= 1 × $2.6 ÷ 12

= $0.22