A 1 pound bag of candy containing 502 piecescost 16.8 cents per ounce. What is the cost of 1 piece of candy?
16 * 0.168 = ?
Divide the cost per pound by 502.
1 pound=16 ounces
16*16.8 cents=268.8 cents
502/268.8=1.86756 cents
268.8/502= 0.5355 cents/piece
17 cents per piece
To find the cost of 1 piece of candy, we need to convert the given price, which is in cents per ounce, to the cost of 1 piece. Here's how we do it:
Step 1: Convert 1 pound to ounces.
Since 1 pound is equal to 16 ounces, we multiply 1 pound by 16 to get the total number of ounces: 1 pound x 16 ounces/pound = 16 ounces.
Step 2: Calculate the total cost of the 1 pound bag of candy.
We are given that the 1 pound bag of candy costs 16.8 cents per ounce. To find the total cost, we multiply the cost per ounce (16.8 cents) by the number of ounces (16): 16.8 cents/ounce x 16 ounces = 268.8 cents.
Step 3: Calculate the cost of 1 piece of candy.
Since the bag contains 502 pieces of candy and the total cost of the bag is 268.8 cents, we divide the total cost by the number of pieces to find the cost of 1 piece: 268.8 cents / 502 pieces = 0.535 cents per piece.
Therefore, the cost of 1 piece of candy is approximately 0.535 cents.