norman purchased 3.5 lb of his favorite mixture of dried fruits to use in trail mix the total cost was $16.87 how much does the food cost per pound? Hurry please

Verified Answer :

To do this we will divide d amount of dollars by d amount of lbs.

Lets do it:-

 
16.87 ÷ 3.5 = 4.82

1 lb of trail mix is for $4.82

 
CHECK OUR WORK:-

 
4.82 × 3.5 = 16.87

We were RIGHT!!
 
So, 1 lb of trail mix costs $4.82.

 
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The fruit cost per pound can be calculate by divide the total cost of fruit by total weight of fruit.

The fruit cost per pound is \(4.82 \:\\).

Given:

Total weight of the fruit is \(3.5\:\rm lb\).

The total cost of the fruit is \(16.87\:\\)

Write the formula to calculate the fruit cost per pound.

\(\rm {Cost \:of\: the\: fruit\: per\: pound}=\frac{x}{y}\)

Where \(x\) is total cost of fruit and \(y\) is total weight of the fruit.

\(\begin{aligned}\\\rm {Cost \:of\: the\: fruit\: per\: pound}=\frac{16.87}{3.5}\\=4.82\: \\\\end\)

Therefore, the fruit cost per pound is \(4.82 \:\\).

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