A grocery store sells Swiss cheese for $5.90 a pound. To the nearest cent what is the cost oer ounce if Swiss cheese? round you answer to the nearest cent and show your work. PLZ HELP ME
There are 16 ounces in a pound, so since they are 5.9 dollars per pound, you would divide 5.9 by 16. After doing this you get 0.36875. Rounding to the cent you get $0.37 per ounce.