Question

If steel-cut oats costs $0.58 per lb, how much would it cost to buy `1/2` pound?

Answer 1

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

First, we can write the relationship as:

`1"lb" = $0.58`

Now, multiply each side of the equation by `color(red)(1/2)`

`color(red)(1/2) xx 1"lb" = color(red)(1/2) xx $0.58`

`1/2"lb" = ($0.58)/2`

`1/2"lb" = $0.29`

`1/2` pound of steel-cut oats would cost $0.29