If a 4lb. Box of beans cost $6.00, how much would 8 ounces of beans cost?

Question

If a 4 lb. box of beams cost $6.00, how much would 8 ounces of neams cost?

Answer 1

Beans, beans, the musical fruit... And here we also have beams and even neams. But I'll assume you meant beans, beans, beans.

 

So we have a price in terms of dollars per pounds. 6 dollars per 4 pounds to be exact. That's a ratio, and can be expressed as a fraction.

 

(6 dollars)/(4 pounds)

 

And we need to know the price in terms of ounces, so we can multiply that by 8 ounces. What if we convert the price by multiplying top and bottom by the number of ounces in a pound?

(6 dollars)/(4 pounds) x (1 pound)/(16 ounces) = 6/4x1/16 = 6/64 dollars/ounce = 3/32 dollars/ounce

Now multiply the price x the number of ounces, and you have your cost of neams, I mean beams, I mean BEANS.

 

(3/32 dollars)/(1 ounce) x 8 ounces = 3/4 dollars or 75 cents.

Now think of whether that makes sense. 75 cents for half a pound of neams, means $1.50 for a pound. Four pounds would be $6, which is consistent with the question.