A 17.6 lb bag of dog food is on sale for $9.99. Find its unit price to the nearest cent.

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To find the unit price, we divide the sale price ($9.99) by the weight of the bag in pounds (17.6):
$9.99 ÷ 17.6 lb ≈ $0.57 per lb
Since the answer choices only include options for price per pound or price per ounce, we can eliminate choices B and D. Choice A is close, but it rounds down to $0.56 per lb, whereas choice C rounds up to $0.57 per lb. Therefore, the best choice is C.

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