Question

You buy shrimp at the market. The shrimp cost $34.99 for two 2.5-pound bags. What is the unit rate of the shrimp in dollars per pound? Find the unit rate to the nearest dollar.

Answer 1

$34.99 ... 2.5-pound bags
$x = ? ... 1 pound

If you would like to know what is the unit rate of the shrimp in dollars per pound, you can calculate this using the following steps:

34.99 * 1 = x * 2.5
34.99 = x * 2.5      /2.5
x = 34.99 / 2.5
x = $13.996 = $14

The correct result would be $14.

Answer 2

Lets write the information which we have:-

$34.99 for 2.5 pound bag. 

To find this we will divide the amount of money for 2.5 pound bag. 

34.99 ÷ 2.5 = 13.996

13.996 rounded to the nearest dollar would be 14.

So, the unit rate is ABOUT $14 per pound. 

Hope I helped ya!!