Answer:
The price per pound is [tex]z = $0.896[/tex]
Explanation:
The price of a ream is p = $14
The number of sheets is n = 500
The weight of 1 sheet is [tex]w = 0.5\ oz = \frac{0.5}{16} = 0.03125 \ pounds (lb)[/tex]
So
1 sheet => 0.03125 pounds
x sheets => 1 pound
=> [tex]x = \frac{1}{0.03125}[/tex]
=> [tex]x = 32 \ sheets [/tex]
So
500 sheets => $14
32 sheets = 1 pound => $z
=> [tex]z = \frac{32 *14 }{500}[/tex]
=> [tex]z = $0.896[/tex]
