1 bag costs $9.30
1 bag weighs 5 pounds
Therefore,
5 pounds costs $9.30.
We need to get the cost per pound by dividing the total cost of the bag by the total number of pounds in the bag.
$9.30 / 5 = $1.86 per pound.
The pep club wants to divide the larger bag into smaller bags with 3/4 pounds in it.
3/4 pounds is 75% of 1 pound. where: 3/4 * 1 = 0.75 * 100% = 75%
To get the cost of the smaller bag containing 3/4 pounds, we must compute the cost per pound based on the percentage of its weight.
1 pound = $1.86. Since, the smaller bag only contains 75% weight of peanuts, it must also cost 75% of the cost per pound.
Thus, $1.86 * 75% = $1.395 cost per smaller bag
