0. Elsie pays $8.99 for a one-pound canister of Georgia pecans. Write and solve a proportion to determine the cost of 4 ounces of the pecans she needs for a particular recipe. (Round answer to the nearest cent.)
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2 $ 25 cents to be paid for 4 ounces of the pecans if Elsie pays $8.99 for a one-pound
Step-by-step explanation:
1 Pound = 16 ounces
Elsie pays $8.99 for a one-pound pecans
=> Elsie pays $8.99 for 16 ounces pecans
=> Elsie pays for 1 ounces pecans = 8.99 / 16 $
=> Elsie pays for 4 ounces pecans = 4 * 8.99 / 16 $
=> Elsie pays for 4 ounces pecans = 8.99 / 4 $
= 2.2475 $
= 2 $ 25 cents
Elsie pays 2 $ 25 cents for 4 ounces of the pecans
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