Question

A 3-quart carton of fruit punch costs $3.84. What is the price per fluid ounce?

Answer 1

To find the price per fluid ounce, we first need to convert the quantity from quarts to fluid ounces.

There are 32 fluid ounces in a quart. Therefore, in 3 quarts, the number of fluid ounces is calculated as follows:

\[
3 \text{ quarts} \times 32 \text{ fluid ounces/quart} = 96 \text{ fluid ounces}
\]

Now, we know that the carton costs $3.84. To find the price per fluid ounce, we divide the total cost by the total number of fluid ounces:

\[
\text{Price per fluid ounce} = \frac{\text{Total Cost}}{\text{Total Fluid Ounces}} = \frac{3.84}{96}
\]

Calculating this gives:

\[
\frac{3.84}{96} = 0.04
\]

Therefore, the price per fluid ounce is:

\[
\text{Price per fluid ounce} = 0.04 \text{ dollars} = 4 \text{ cents}
\]

So, the price per fluid ounce is **4 cents**.