2 tons of dirt cost $280.00. What is the price per pound?

2 tons of dirt cost $280.00. What is the price per pound?

We know that 1 ton = 2000 pounds.

So 2 tons = 2*2000 = 4,000 pounds

We rewrite this as 4,000 pounds of dirt cost $280.00.

We set up a proportion where p is the price per one pound:
4000/280 = 1/p

Plugging this in our search engine, we get:
p = 0.07 or 7 cents per pound.