Question

A 5 pound bag of apples costs 4.50 and an 8 pound bag of the same type of apples costs 7.52 greg found the unit price which is the constant of proportionality between cost and weight for each bag of apples . What is the difference in the unit prices a. 0.04 per pound b. 0.12 per pound c. 0.16 per pound d. 0.21 per pound

Answer 1

Answer: 0.04 per pound

Step-by-step explanation:

A 5 pound bag of apples costs 4.50.

The unit price will be 4.50 divided by 5 which will be:

4.50 ÷ 5 = 0.9

The unit price is 0.9 per pound

A 8 pound bag of the same type of apples costs 7.52.

The unit price will be 7.52 divided by 8 which will give:

7.52 ÷ 8 = 0.94

The unit price is 0.94 per pound

The difference in the unit prices will be the subtraction of 0.90 from 0.94.

0.94 - 0.90 = 0.04

The difference in the unit prices is 0.04 per pound.