Rosa believes she can use a division expression to find the cost per pound of ground beef when 2/3 pound sells for $4. Which statement best explains why Rosa is correct or incorrect? A. Rosa is correct in using a division expression because the term ""per"" implies the quotient of the quantities before and after that word. B. Rosa is correct in using a division expression because the cost per pound should be less than $4. C. Rosa is incorrect in using a division expression because ""cost per pound"" refers to the product of the price and weight. D. Rosa is incorrect in using a division expression because the cost per pound must be an integer.

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fichoh fichoh · Answer 1 · 2020-10-24T19:29:37+02:00

Answer: A. Rosa is correct in using a division expression because the term ""per"" implies the quotient of the quantities before and after that word.

Step-by-step explanation:

The term ; Cost per pound can be interpreted mathematically to mean;

Cost / pound ; where per means division. In the context above ;

cost per pound = cost of 1 pound of an item ;

(Stated Cost of the item ÷ pound of the item at the stated cost)

For the question above ;

2/3 pounds of ground beef cost $4;

Cost per pound = cost of 1 pound of ground beef ;

= $4 ÷ (2/3)

= $6

Hence, 1 pound of ground beef cost $6

Аноним Аноним · Answer 2 · 2020-12-05T01:26:59+01:00

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so the answer is a. 1/25 hope this helps can my reward be brainlest???

Step-by-step explanation: What is the result of 5 divided by one-fifth?

5 fraction bars. Each bar is labeled 1 with 5 boxes labeled one-fifth underneath.

StartFraction 1 Over 25 EndFraction

One-fifth

1

25

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