There are 12 different ways to make change for a quarter without using a quarter itself.
A penny is worth 1 cent, a nickel is worth 5 cents, and a dime is worth 10 cents. With these values, the following combinations of coins will make change for a quarter, which is 25 cents:
The numerator of the equivalent fraction of 3/8 is 9. From this, we can see that the common factor that is being multiplied is 3. So the denominator, 8, has to be multiplied by 3 as well which gives you 24. 9/24 is an equivalent fraction of 3/8
5 for $3.50 has the lowest unit price because 3 for $2.19 is $0.73 per item, 4 for $3.00 has a in it price at $0.75, 5 for $3.50 has a unit rate for $0.70 per item, and $0.72 per item is more expensive than $0.70 per item