Question

If Mary paid $21.87 for 8.1 pounds of strawberries, what was the price of 1

pound of strawberries? Do not include s in your answer
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Answer 1

You would take the amount paid and divide by the number of pounds to fine the answer to be 2.7

Answer 2

$2.70

Explanation:

We know that $21.87 is for 8.1 pounds of strawberries.

To get the price of 1 pound, we divide $21.87 by 8.1.

That gives us $2.70.