Question

In a certain grocery store, strawberries cost $5.92 per pound ( 5.92 dollars/lb ). what is the cost per ounce? express your answer numerically to the hundredths place.

Answer 1

1 pound is 16 ounces
so $5.92 are 16 ounces
for 1 ounce, divide $5.92 by 16
so $0.37 for each ounce