Can someone help me on this problem?
If a 4.4-pound bag of dog food costs
$3.52, what is the cost per pound?
Thanks,
Ashley
It may help you to remember that the
little word "PER" always means
"DIVIDED BY"
(or "OVER", if you prefer)
"Cost PER pound" then means
"Cost DIVIDED BY pounds",
or if you prefer,
"Cost OVER pounds".
Either way put the cost $3.52
OVER
the pounds, 4.4 lbs.,
like this
3.52 dollars
---------------
4.4 lb
divide that out and get
.8 which should be
interpreted as
.80 dollars/lb
or in cents,
80 cents/lb
Edwin
