1. **State the problem:** We want to find the price per ounce when 42 fluid ounces cost 7.20.
2. **Formula:** Price per ounce = \frac{\text{Total price}}{\text{Total ounces}}
3. **Substitute the values:**
$$\text{Price per ounce} = \frac{7.20}{42}$$
4. **Calculate:**
$$\text{Price per ounce} = 0.1714$$
5. **Interpretation:** The price per ounce is approximately 0.1714 (rounded to four decimal places).
This means each fluid ounce costs about 0.1714 units of currency.
Price Per Ounce
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