Question

Randal works at a zoo and is buying food for the animals. He buys 187 lbs of food for $1447.38. What is the unit rate?

Answer 1

Answer:

1 lbs=$7.90

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem we need to use a proportion

$\frac{lbs}{price} =\frac{187}{1,477.38}= \frac{1}{?}$

to solve the proportion we would divide 1,477.38 by 187 which is 7.9 so the price per pound is 7.9

Answer 2

Answer:

The unit rate would be $7.90 per pound

Step-by-step explanation:

All you have to do is divide $1.447.38 by 187 to find the unit rate