It would help if you proofread your questions before you posted them.
3/8 pounds?
36/(3/8) = number of bags (.79) = income
income - 56.25 = profit
Take it from there.
Claire purchased 36 pounds of cashews for $56.25. She divides the cashews into smaller
bags, each containing 3
8 pound. If she sells each small bag of cashews for 79 cents, what
percent of the money that she collects will be profit? Express your answer to the nearest tenth.
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So number of bags times the income?
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