Answer: The price of candies in cents per ounce is 20.31 cents per ounce.
Step-by-step explanation: Given that Jackson bought 3 pounds of candies for $9.75.
We are to find the price of the candies in cents per ounce.
We know that
1 dollar = 100 cents and 1 pound = 16 ounces.
Given that
Price of 3 pounds of candies = $ 9.75 = 9.75 × 100 cents = 975 cents.
So, price of 1 pound of candies will be
[tex]\dfrac{975}{3}=325~\textup{cents}.[/tex]
This implies that, price of 16 ounces of candies = 325 cents.
Therefore, price of 1 ounce of candies will be
[tex]\dfrac{325}{16}=20.31~\textup{cents}.[/tex]
Thus, the price of candies in cents per ounce is 20.31 cents per ounce.
