Math problem

Question

If a steak sells for $8.15, what is the cost per pound ?

Answer 1

To find the dollars per pound divide

the cost by the number of pounds

 

There is no way to answer this question

without having the weight of the steak

in question.

 

If the steak weighted 1 pound it 

would cost $8.15 per pound.

 

If it weighed 8 oz. or 1/2 pound it

would cost 8.15/(1/2) = $16.30 per pound

 

If it weighed 3 pounds it would cost

8.15/3 = $2.717 per pound