In bulk, jelly beans cost 18 cents per ounce. what is the cost of the jelly beans in dollars per pound? $0.18 per pound $1.13 per pound $1.44 per pound $2.88 per pound

$2.88 per pound

Step-by-step explanation:

For this exercise we must know that 1 dollar is equal to 100 cents and 1 pound is equal to 16 ounces. So the conversion factors are:

1 dollar - 100 cents

1 pound - 16 ounces

so lets start converting the cents into dollars:

we use the conversion factor so the cents cancel each other.

Now we convert the ounces into pounds:

the ounces have to cancel the ounces too with the conversion factor.

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