Question

Boxes of granola are on sale at a price of 2 for $4.50.There are 12 ounces of granola in each box. What is the unit price in dollars per pound?

Answer 1

$2.88 per pound

Explanation:

okay so what we need to know is the amount of dollars per pound or d/p. First we need to know, how many ounces are in a pound. There are 16 ounces in a pound. So now we need to simplify this by finding the amount per box. 4.50/2=2.25 so $2.25 per box. now, there are 12 ounces in each box so let's find out the amount per ounce. 2.25/12=0.1875 so approximately 18 cents per ounce. 0.18x16= 2.88. Here we have our answer