In a certain grocery store, strawberries cost $4.96 per pound ( 4.96 dollars/lb d o l l a r s / l b ). What is the cost per ounce?

Respuesta :

Cost of the strawberry will be $0.31 per ounce.

   Given in the question,

  • Strawberry cost → $4.96 per pound

We can write the cost as [tex]\frac{4.96\text{ Dollars}}{1\text{Pound}}[/tex].

Since, 1 pound = 16 ounces

To convert the cost of the strawberry in dollars per ounce, multiply the price by the conversion factor [tex]\frac{1\text{ Pound}}{16\text{ Ounces}}[/tex].

So the cost of strawberry = [tex]\frac{4.96\text{ Dollars}}{1\text{Pound}}\times \frac{1\text{ Pound}}{16\text{ Ounces}}=0.31\text{ Dollars per ounce}[/tex]

    Therefore, cost of the strawberry will be $0.31 per ounce.

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