Question

A 2-pound box of strawberries costs $7.04. What is the price per ounce?

Answer 1

$0.22 per ounce

Explanation:

First, a good thing to know is there are 16oz (ounces) in 1 pound.

Knowing this we can solve.

We have 2 pounds, and there are 16oz in 1 pound so we multiply the number of pounds by the number of ounces in 1 pound.

2 x 16 = 32ounces

So there are 32oz total, which costs $7.04.

Now we divide $7.04 by 32oz to find the price per ounce.

$7.04/32 = $0.22

Each ounce costs 22 cents.

Extra knowledge:

You can also write it as a 1 step equation.

`(2*16)/(7.04) =` .22 or 22¢