Questions: A 5-cup carton of frozen yogurt costs 7.20. What is the price per fluid ounce?

Transcript text: A 5 -cup carton of frozen yogurt costs $\$ 7.20$. What is the price per fluid ounce? $\$$ $\square$

Solution

Solution Steps

To find the price per fluid ounce, we need to know the total number of fluid ounces in the 5-cup carton. Since 1 cup is equal to 8 fluid ounces, we can calculate the total fluid ounces and then divide the total cost by this number to get the price per fluid ounce.

Step 1: Calculate Total Fluid Ounces

We start by calculating the total number of fluid ounces in the 5-cup carton. Since 1 cup is equal to 8 fluid ounces, we have: \[ \text{Total fluid ounces} = 5 \, \text{cups} \times 8 \, \text{ounces per cup} = 40 \, \text{ounces} \]

Step 2: Calculate Price Per Fluid Ounce

Next, we calculate the price per fluid ounce by dividing the total cost by the total number of fluid ounces: \[ \text{Price per fluid ounce} = \frac{\$7.20}{40 \, \text{ounces}} = \$0.18 \, \text{per ounce} \]