Cristina bought a bag of coffee for $8.47. The weight of the bag was 7/8 of a pound. What was the price, per pound, of the coffee?

Respuesta :

$8.47/ (7/8 pound)= $9.68/pound.

The price of the coffee is $9.68/pound~
~For this problem, you need to divide. 
~The easy way that I think might help you is if you change the fraction into a decimal. 
 
[tex] \frac{7}{8} = 0.875 [/tex]
  
Now divide $8.47 by 0.875
[tex] \frac{8.47}{0.875} = 9.68[/tex]
     
     The price per pound of the coffee was $9.68