Question 505358
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Learn the trick that "PER" means "DIVIDED BY".

Therefore

"dollars PER pound"

means 

"dollars DIVIDED BY pounds"

"9 DIVIDED BY 14"

$.6428571429

or a little bit over 64 cents a pound.

The trick that "PER" means "DIVIDED BY" will come in handy
all through your study of mathematics.

Edwin</pre>