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Sweet onions are on sale for $0.79 per pound. If an onion weighs 8 oz, how much does it cost to buy 5 onions?

User Vdebergue
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Answer:

a pound is 16 oz. so 2 onions are a pound. meaning 5 onions equal 2 1/2 pounds.

2.5 × 0.79 = $1.975 (about $1.98)

User Dantuch
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The answer is 3.95
I just times 79 x 5
User Alexei Artsimovich
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