Question

Elena went to a store where you can scoop your own popcorn and buy as much as you want. She bought 10 ounces of spicy popcorn for $2.50. 1. How much does popcorn cost per ounce? Show your work.

Answer 1

Okay, here we have this:

Considering that we know that 10 ounces of popcorn cost $2.50, let's calculate how much does popcorn cost per ounce:

Cost of one ounce of popcorn=Cost of 10 ounces/10

Replacing we obtain:

Cost of one ounce of popcorn=$2.50/10

Cost of one ounce of popcorn=$0.25