SOLUTION: miss jones bought a chicken weighing 4 pounds 12 ounces at $0.96¢ per pound. what was the total cost?

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Question 346261: miss jones bought a chicken weighing 4 pounds 12 ounces at $0.96¢ per pound. what was the total cost?
Found 2 solutions by edjones, ewatrrr:
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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4 12/16
=4 3/4
=19/4
.96* 19/4
=18.24/4
=$4.56
.
Ed

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi,
*Note: put everything into pounds 16 ounces = 1 pound
.
The Question states the following to be true:
Let C be the total cost:
4%2812%2F16%29%2A.96+=+C
.
Simplify:
4%283%2F4%29%2A.96+=+C
%2819%2F4%29%2A.96+=+C
19%2A.24+=+C
4.56+=+C
.
Total Cost is $4.56