QuestionHenry bought pound of roasted almonds for . He wants to know the price per pound.
What is the price per pound?
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
What is this asking?
If of a pound of almonds costs , how much does a full pound cost?
Watch out!
We're dealing with a fraction of a pound, so we need to be careful with how we set up our calculations!
Don't accidentally divide by the fraction upside down!
STEP 2
1. Calculate the price of pound of almonds.
2. Calculate the price of 1 pound of almonds.
STEP 3
We know that of a pound costs .
To find the price of of a pound, we need to **divide** the **total cost** of by **5**.
Think of it like this: if five equal parts cost , then one of those parts costs .
STEP 4
Let's **do the math**: .
So, of a pound of almonds costs .
Awesome!
STEP 5
Now, we know the price of of a pound.
To find the price of a **whole pound**, we need to **multiply** the price of of a pound () by **6**.
Why? Because a whole pound is six times bigger than of a pound!
STEP 6
Let's **finish this**: .
Therefore, one pound of roasted almonds costs !
STEP 7
The price per pound of roasted almonds is .
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