Question

Three ounces of cinnamon cost $2.40. If there are 16 ounces in 1 pound. How much does cinnamon cost per pound

Answer 1

cost per pound=2.4÷3*16=12.8

Answer 2

Given

Three ounces of cinnamon cost $2.40

If there are 16 ounces in 1 pound.

Find out  how  much does cinnamon cost per pound.

To proof

As given in the question

3 ounces = $  2.40

one ounces cost becomes

$1\ ounces\ cost =\frac{2.40}{3}$

As given

16 ounces = 1 pound

thus the equation becomes

$cinnamon\ cost\ per\ pound = \frac{16\times2.40}{3}$

solving the above terms

cinnamon cost per pound = $ 12.8

Hence proved