Laura bought 24 pounds of sugar for
$10. How many dollars did she pay per pound of sugar?
If necessary, round your answers to the nearest hundredth.
>> I got the answer 0.41 or 2.4. It says it is wrong.
10/24 = 0.41666 = $0.42
The correct answer to this equation is 0.42
To find out how many dollars Laura paid per pound of sugar, you need to divide the total cost by the total weight. In this case, the total cost is $10 and the total weight is 24 pounds.
So, the price per pound of sugar can be calculated as:
Price per pound of sugar = Total cost / Total weight
Price per pound of sugar = $10 / 24 pounds
Using a calculator, the result is:
Price per pound of sugar = $0.4167
Rounding it to the nearest hundredth, the answer is approximately $0.42 per pound of sugar.
Therefore, the correct answer is $0.42.