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- Read and analyze the problem: The Fram family bought 17.8 pounds of carrot seeds for a total cost of $467.25. We need to determine the price per pound of the carrot seeds.

- Choose the appropriate operation: In this case, that operation is going to be division, and we know that because we're asked to calculate a unit rate, or price per pound.

- Solve the problem:

To find the price per pound, we need to divide the total cost by the total pounds:

\[
\text{Price per pound} = \frac{467.25}{17.8}
\]

To make the calculation easier, we can eliminate the decimal by multiplying both values by 10:

\[
17.8 \times 10 = 178 \\
467.25 \times 10 = 4672.5
\]

Now we divide:

\[
\text{Price per pound} = \frac{4672.5}{178}
\]

Performing the division:

\[
\text{Price per pound} \approx 26.25
\]

- Estimate to check the solution: We can estimate by rounding the values. If we round 17.8 to 18 and 467.25 to 470, then:

\[
\frac{470}{18} \approx 26.11
\]

This estimate shows that our calculated price per pound of approximately $26.25 is reasonable.

The price of carrot seeds is **$26.25** per pound.