SOLUTION: I was trying to solve this problem: a grocery scale is accurate to within one once write the error in the price when weighting an item that cost $9 per pound as an absolute valu

Question 157670: I was trying to solve this problem:
a grocery scale is accurate to within one once write the error in the price when weighting an item that cost $9 per pound as an absolute value expression.
What I did was to divide 9/16 to get the price of one DISABLED_event_once= 0.6
My answer would be /0.6>9<0.6/ but I am not sure. Please help me
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The price for 1 ounce is
Let = the price per pound as shown on the scale
Then could be under or over

hope that's right

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