A store sells a 5-pound bag of apples for $4.60. What is the price per pound?

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Soeik · Answer 1 · 2021-11-17T23:48:30+0000

Answer:

Cost of 1 pound of apple = $0.92

Explanation:

The cost of 5 pounds of apples = $4.60

We need to find cost of apples per pound.

Solving:

For finding cost of 1 pound of apples, we will divide cost of 5 pounds of apples by 5. i.e

The cost of 5 pounds of apples = $4.60

The cost of 1 pound of apples =
$(\$4.60)/(5)$

= $0.92

Cost of 1 pound of apple = $0.92