Apackage of ground beef costs $6.98. the price per pound is $3.86. how many pounds of ground beef
are in the package? round to the nearest hundredth.
a. 27
b. 1.81
c. 1.80
d. 1.72

We have to find how many pounds of ground beef are in the package and to round that number to the nearest hundredth. We know that a package costs $6.98 and that the price per pound is $3.86. We will divide the cost of a package by the price per pound. 6.98 : 3.86 = 1.80829. When we round it to the nearest hundredth it is 1.81. B ) 1.81.