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If a pound of rice flour costs $12, how many ounces can be bought for $6.90?

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Answer:

9.2 ounce

Explanation:

To do this, we divide $12 by 16 ounces, because there are 16 ounces in a pound:

12/16 = 0.75

Now, we need to find how many ounces can be bought for $4.80. To do this, we divide 6.90 by 0.75

=9.2 ounce

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