Fill in the blanks and solve the problem

Question

Dividing with Decimals
The Fram family decided to plant carrots on one section of land. If they paid $467.25 for 17.8 pounds of carrot seeds, what is the price per pound?
* Read and analyze the problem.
* Choose the appropriate operation.
In this case, that operation is going to be _______ we're asked to calculate a unit rate, or price per_______
_, and we know that because
• Solve the problem.
Multiply both values by 10 to get rid of the decimal in the divisor.
17.8 × 10 =____
467.25 × 10 =_____

Answer 1

Let's fill in the blanks and solve the problem step by step.

• Read and analyze the problem.
  The Fram family paid $467.25 for 17.8 pounds of carrot seeds.

• Choose the appropriate operation.
  In this case, that operation is going to be division; we're asked to calculate a unit rate, or price per pound, and we know that because we are looking for the cost of each pound of carrot seeds.

• Solve the problem.
  Multiply both values by 10 to get rid of the decimal in the divisor.

\( 17.8 \times 10 = 178 \)
\( 467.25 \times 10 = 4672.5 \)

Now we perform the division:
\( 4672.5 \div 178 \).

Perform the division:
\( 4672.5 \div 178 \approx 26.25 \).

Thus, the price per pound of carrot seeds is $26.25.