Question

1 point

A fish market charges $89.95 for 64 ounces of fresh halibut. Find the unit
cost. (Cost per ounce).*
possible answers:
.14 per ounce
.71 per ounce
1.41 per ounce
1.25 per ounce
any mabinnale

Answer 1

The answer is 0.71 per ounce.

Explanation:

You can use proportions to solve this.

`(89.95 dollars)/(64lb) = (1 dollar)/(x) \\64 * 1 = 64\\89.95 * x = 89.95x\\\\(64)/(89.95) = (89.95x)/(89.95)\\\\0.7115063924 = x\\Which when rounded to the nearest hundredths is:\\0.71`