Question

If three pounds of coffee costs $22.56, what is the cost of 1

pound?
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document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

Answer 1

$7.52 = 7 dollars and 52 cents.

Explanation:

Given that three pounds of coffee = $22.56

1 pound of coffee = $22.56/3

Thus, we would have:

`(22.56)/(3) = 7.52`.

A pound of coffee = $7.52

$7.52 = 7 dollars and 52 cents.