Shana bought 6.2 pounds of pecans and paid $56.00. About how much per pound did the pecans cost?

Question

$5.00
$6.00
$8.00
$10.00

Answer 1

To find the cost per pound of pecans, you can divide the total cost by the total weight in pounds:

\[ \text{Cost per pound} = \frac{\text{Total cost}}{\text{Total weight}} = \frac{56.00}{6.2} \]

Calculating this gives:

\[ \frac{56.00}{6.2} \approx 9.03 \]

So, the cost per pound is approximately $9.03. Looking at the options provided:

• $5.00
• $6.00
• $8.00
• $10.00

The closest option to $9.03 is $10.00.