SOLUTION: Parmesan Shredded Cheese costs $54.45 to buy four 5lb. containers. How much does one ounce of Parmesan cheese cost? (give answer in cents per ounce rounded to 2 decimal places)

Question 791484: Parmesan Shredded Cheese costs $54.45 to buy four 5lb. containers. How much does one ounce of Parmesan cheese cost? (give answer in cents per ounce rounded to 2 decimal places)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1 pound = 16 ounces

5 pounds = 80 ounces (multiply both sides by 5)

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$54.45 to buy four 5lb. containers

so

$54.45 to buy four 80 oz containers

So that means that $54.45 will get you 4*80 = 320 ounces of cheese total

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(54.45 dollars)/(320 oz)

(54.45/320)*(dollars/oz)

0.17015625 dollars/oz

17.015625 cents/oz

17.02 cents/oz

So it's roughly 17.02 cents per ounce
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