A store has apples on sale for $12.00 for 8 pounds. If an apple is approximately 5 ounces, how many apples can you buy for $96.00? Complete the explanation. The cost per pound of the apples on sale is $.You can buy pounds of apples for $96.00.Since 1 pound = 16 ounces, so there are about apples in each pound. You can buy approximately apples for $96.00.