Ivan bought
8
pounds of flour for
$4
. How many pounds of flour did he get per dollar?
2 pounds of flour per dollar
How to round 2 to the nearest hundredth
To find out how many pounds of flour Ivan got per dollar, we need to divide the pounds of flour he bought by the cost in dollars. In this case, Ivan bought 8 pounds of flour for $4. So the calculation would be:
Pounds of Flour per Dollar = Pounds of Flour / Cost in Dollars
Pounds of Flour per Dollar = 8 pounds / $4
To simplify the division, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 8 and 4, which is 4.
Pounds of Flour per Dollar = 2 pounds / $1
Therefore, Ivan got 2 pounds of flour per dollar.