10.50 divided by 2.5 = 4. The decimal in 2.5 is moved one space to the right. The decimal in 10.50 is moved 1 space to the right.

Question

Yen paid $10.50 for 2.5 pounds of pretzels. What price did she pay for each pound of pretzels?

After dividing 25 into 105, the next step is to
25 by 4.
The next step is to
100 from 105.
The next step is to
the next number.

Answer 1

To find the price Yen paid for each pound of pretzels, we can follow the steps based on your provided information.

1. You started by finding out how to divide 10.50 by 2.5, which simplifies to dividing 105 by 25 after moving the decimal point (i.e., 10.50 becomes 105 and 2.5 becomes 25).

2. You began the division process with:

   • 25 into 105, where you tried to determine how many times 25 fits into 105.

3. To continue from where you left off:

   • First, you should divide 105 by 25.
   • You would find how many times 25 can go into 105. Since 25 * 4 is 100, this means 25 goes into 105 a total of 4 times.

4. The next step is to subtract 100 from 105:

   • 105 - 100 = 5.

5. Finally, the next step is to bring down the next number. In this case, since we’re dealing with decimals and need to maintain precision, you would typically bring down a 0 to make it 50, turning it into 50.

Now let’s summarize:

• Yen paid $10.50 for 2.5 pounds of pretzels, which equals 4.20 dollars per pound (the final result of 105 divided by 25).

So, Yen paid $4.20 per pound of pretzels.