Ester and George want to make soup. In order to get the right balance of ingredients for their tastes they bought 5 pounds of potatoes at $3.32 per pound, 2 pounds of cod for $3.23 per pound, and 5 pounds of fish broth for $ 3.11 per pound. Determine the cost per pound of the soup.

Cost per pound = $3.22

Explanation:

To get the cost per pound of the soup we will first need to get the individual costs of the ingredients used, add them up, and then divide total cost by number of total pounds.

Cost of potatoes = $3.32*5pounds = $16.6

Cost of cod=$3.23*2pounds = $6.46

Cost of fish broth = $3.11*5pounds = $15.55

Total cost = 15.55 + 6.46 + 16.6 = $38.61

Total pounds bought = 5+2+5 = 12 pounds

Therefore

Cost per pound of soup = Total cost/Total pounds

Cost per pound = 38.61/12

Cost per pound = $3.218~$3.22