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5 years ago Edited: 5 years ago, bio_man
Karl and Leonard want to make confetti. In order to get the right balance of ingredients for their tastes they bought 3 pounds of paper hearts at $3.06 per pound, 4 pounds of sparkling stars for $3.74 per pound, and 3 pounds of shiny coils for $3.57 per pound. Determine the cost per pound of the confetti.

(Round to the nearest cent as needed.)

The cost per pound of the confetti is $
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3 pounds * $3.06/pound = $9.18
4 pounds * $3.74/pound = $14.96
3 pounds * $3.57/pound = $10.71

$9.18 + $14.96 + $10.71 = $34.85 cost for all the confetti.

4 + 3 + 3 = 6 pounds of confetti.

The cost per pound is
$34.85/6 = $5.80
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