John bought 12 pounds of flour for 6 .
How many dollars did he pay per pound of flour?
John bought 12 pounds of flour for 6 .
How many dollars did he pay per pound of flour?
Mr John was in some rush so he bought 12 pounds of flour for $600 at the supermarket. When he got home he pack them out in 2lbs, 4lbs, and 6lbs. She sold the 6lbs for $480, then jack wanted 6lbs of flour so Mr John sold him the 4lbs and 2lbs parcel for $360. What is the cost of one pounds of flour that Mrs John paid for at the supermarket? How much a pound did Mr John sold the flour for? Who would you buy goods from more Mrs John or Mr John and why? Write an equation to represent each of the following
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dollars per pound means $/lb
6$/12lb = 0.50 $/lb
To find out how many dollars John paid per pound of flour, we need to divide the total amount he paid by the number of pounds of flour he bought. In this case, John paid 6 dollars for 12 pounds of flour.
To calculate the price per pound, divide the total cost by the number of pounds:
Price per pound = Total cost / Number of pounds
Price per pound = 6 dollars / 12 pounds
When we divide 6 dollars by 12 pounds, we get:
Price per pound = 0.5 dollars per pound
So, John paid 0.5 dollars per pound of flour.