36 jolly ranchers weighs 18 ounces and the cost is $1.08. The cost per ounce can be calculated below
[tex]\begin{gathered} 18\text{ ounces=\$1.08} \\ \text{1 ounce = ?} \\ \text{cross multiply} \\ \cos t\text{ per ounce=}\frac{1.08}{18} \\ \cos t\text{ per ounce=\$}0.06 \end{gathered}[/tex]