Question

A shopper bought a 12-pound bag of oranges for 18.75. What is the unit price per ounce?

Answer 1

About $0.10 per ounce

Explanation:

12 pound costs $18.75. Lets find the cost per pound first:

Cost Per Pound =
`(18.75)/(12)=1.5625`

We know, there are 16 ounces in 1 pound.

We know 1 pound costs 1.5625

To find cost per ounce, we have to divide this by 16.

So,

Cost Per Ounce =
`(1.5625)/(16)=0.097`

Rounded to nearest cent, that would be 10 cents per ounce