At the store
See what a per-pound price costs for the pounds you type
The scale price is a rate until you multiply by the weight.
- Calculated from what you enter
- About 2 minutes
- Easy
The short version
- For someone who already has the numbers in hand.
- Multiply a per-pound price by pounds you type.
- It is not a decision about what you should buy, sign, or qualify for.
The moment
The sign says a price per pound. You type the pounds you expect to take. The page multiplies.
After this, you can see what a per-pound price costs for the pounds you type.
Your guess first
These numbers are an illustration, not a store price. Price per pound 1.99; Pounds 2.
The turn
The first illustration comes out to $3.98. The first number times the second. A second illustration comes out to $5.24. The first number times the second.
Why the number hides
Produce is priced as a rate. The amount you pay is the rate times the weight, which the sign does not finish for you.
Now run your own numbers
Do this next
- Type the price for one pound.
- Type the pounds.
- Read the total.
- Change the pounds if the scale differs.
- This does not add tax.
Who this will not work for
- A price this page did not ask you to type.
- Tax, unless you folded it into a number.
- Advice about what you should buy.
A pitfall
A different weight on the scale means a different total. Type the weight you mean.
How this was calculated
Total equals the price per pound times the pounds.
This is arithmetic on the numbers you type. It doesn't check store prices.