SOLUTION: A 1-pound box of candy cost $4.00. What was the cost per ounce(1 pound = 16 ounce)?

SOLUTION: A 1-pound box of candy cost $4.00. What was the cost per ounce(1 pound = 16 ounce)?

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Question 832898: A 1-pound box of candy cost $4.00. What was the cost per ounce(1 pound = 16 ounce)?
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If there are 16 ounces in a pound, then something that costs $4.00 per pound will be 1/16 per ounce.
Divide 4.00 by 16 to get .25 <<--
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