Question

Joan bought a 3-pound bag of shrimp for 19.55. What is the unit price per ounce of shrimp?

Answer 1

There is 16 ounces in a pound 16x3=48
48 divided by 19.55= 2.45524296675

Answer 2

$0.407291667 per ounce

Step-by-step explanation: there are 16 ounces in a pound. 16 times 3 is 48.

in order to find the price per ounce, we need to divide the total price by the number of ounces

19.55/48 is 0.407291667