document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=540864>Question 540864</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (a) Michael bought 12 pounds of flour for $5 . How many dollars did he pay per pound of flour?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) It takes 45 pounds of seed to completely plant a 5-acre field. How many pounds of seed are needed per acre?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If necessary, round your answers to the nearest hundredth.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #353983 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jpg7n16><B>jpg7n16(66)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jpg7n16><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=353983\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Okay, let's say you had $50 and you needed to divide it out to 5 different people. How much would each person get? In this case, you are looking for dollars per person. (per means divided by)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Dollars%2FPerson ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Dollars%2FPerson\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The way you can show that with math is to say that $50/5 people=$10 per person. In this case you started with $50 and divided it out to 5 people.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=WhatYouStartWith%2FWhatItsDividedOutTo ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"WhatYouStartWith%2FWhatItsDividedOutTo\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So it doesn't matter what you're looking at, you can just use the \"per\" as a dividing symbol for whatever you're looking to calculate.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Elephants per circus = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Elephants%2FCircus ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Elephants%2FCircus\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Circuses per elephant = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Circuses%2Felephants ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Circuses%2Felephants\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tickets per stadium = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Tickets%2FStadium ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Tickets%2FStadium\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Beats per minute = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Beats%2FMinute ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Beats%2FMinute\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Random Words said per minute of me talking = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=RandomWordsSaid%2FMinutesOfMeTalking ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"RandomWordsSaid%2FMinutesOfMeTalking\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A per B = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%2FB ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%2FB\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The same holds true with your two questions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your first question is asking, how many dollars paid per pound of flour? We know what to do here:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Dollars%2FPoundOfFlour ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Dollars%2FPoundOfFlour\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 2nd question is asking pounds of seed per acre. Hopefully you're comfortable with this by now, and know to just put the \"per ___\" on the bottom. That gives you:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=PoundsOfSeed%2FAcre ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"PoundsOfSeed%2FAcre\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=45%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"45%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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