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20 August, 11:25

A two pound box of spaghetti costs $2.50. Philip says that the unit cost is 2/2.50 = $0.80 per pound. Explain his error

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  1. 20 August, 11:41
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    2.50 / 2 = 1.25 not. 80 It also looks like you are trying to divide the spaghetti boxes by the price, when it should be price by number of boxes.
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