Mathematics - 6 th grade
Unit prices with customary unit conversions TXP
4) A 6-pound bag of pears costs $\$ 19.20$. What is the price per ounce?
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Step 1 ：First, we need to convert the weight from pounds to ounces since the question asks for the price per ounce. We know that 1 pound is equal to 16 ounces. So, 6 pounds is equal to \(6 \times 16 = 96\) ounces.

Step 2 ：Next, we need to calculate the price per ounce. We can do this by dividing the total price of the bag of pears by the total number of ounces. The calculation is \(\frac{19.2}{96} = 0.2\).

Step 3 ：The price per ounce is approximately $0.20. However, due to the limitations of floating point arithmetic, the result is not exactly $0.20 but very close to it. We can round the result to two decimal places to get a more accurate representation of the price per ounce.

Step 4 ：Final Answer: The price per ounce is \(\boxed{0.20}\).