It costs 18.05 for 3.8 pounds of shrimp.

Question

Find the unit price in dollars per pound.
If necessary, round your answer to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

To find the unit price in dollars per pound, you divide the total cost by the total weight in pounds.

Total cost = $18.05
Total weight = 3.8 pounds

Unit price = Total cost / Total weight
Unit price = 18.05 / 3.8

Calculating that gives:

\[ \text{Unit price} = 18.05 \div 3.8 \approx 4.75 \]

So, the unit price is approximately $4.75 per pound when rounded to the nearest cent.