Question

Ben was shopping and saw that 46oz of peas cost $3.40. Calculate the unit price for 1 oz of peas. $____

Answer 1

To compute the cost of 1 oz of peas we divide the cost of 46 oz of peas by 46.

Therefore the cost of 1 oz of peas is:

`(3.40)/(46)\text{ dollars.}`

Simplifying the above fraction we get:

`(3.40)/(46)\text{dollars}\approx0.07dollars.`

Answer: $0.07