Which grocery store has the lowest per pound?  grocery store  price in dollars  size in pounds (lbs) A $25.00 16 lbs B $55.00 25 lbs C $31.00 17 lbs D $20.00 5 lbs

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Which grocery store has the lowest per pound? 

grocery store 

price in dollars  size in pounds (lbs)
A $25.00 16 lbs
B $55.00 25 lbs
C $31.00 17 lbs
D $20.00 5 lbs 
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In the question it is asked to calculate per pound price of dollars for each of the four grocery store and find which among them has the lowest per pound rate.

Per pound is calculated as

Grocery Store per pound = Price in dollarsSize in pounds

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