Question 627891
Note that 16 ounces  = 1 pound
3 pounds = 3 x 16 = 48 ounces
59 ( cents/ounce ) x 48 ( ounces ) = 2832 cents
2832 ( cents ) x 1/100 ( dollars/cents ) = 28.32
Three pounds of rice costs $28.32
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It helps if you can work it out with just
the units without the numbers. Then
plug in the numbers