Camillo needs 2,400 oz of jelly for the food challenge. If 48 oz of jelly cost $3.84, how much will Camillo spend on jelly? Explain how you can find your answer.

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To determine how much Camillo will spend on 2,400 oz of jelly, we first need to find the cost per ounce and then calculate the total cost for 2,400 oz.

  1. Find the cost per ounce:

    • Camillo knows that 48 oz costs $3.84.

    • To find the cost per ounce, we calculate: \[ \text{Cost per ounce} = \frac{\text{Total cost}}{\text{Total ounces}} = \frac{3.84}{48} \]

    • Performing the division: \[ \frac{3.84}{48} = 0.08 \text{ (or 8 cents per ounce)} \]

  2. Calculate the total cost for 2,400 oz:

    • Now that we know the cost per ounce is $0.08, we can find the total cost for 2,400 oz using the formula: \[ \text{Total cost} = \text{Cost per ounce} \times \text{Total ounces} \]

    • Substituting the values: \[ \text{Total cost} = 0.08 \times 2400 \]

    • Performing the multiplication: \[ 0.08 \times 2400 = 192 \]

So, Camillo will spend $192 on jelly.