Question

Write 5 pounds for $2.49 as a unit rate. round to the nearest hundreth

Answer 1

The answer is 2
.01 (i think)

Answer 2

Answer:

$0.50 per pound

Step-by-step explanation:

Hello

the unit rate is the price that you pay for a unit of product, in this case the unit product is the once.

it can be calculated by

$Unit\ rate = \frac{total\ price\ paid}{number\ of\ products}$

Step 1

Let

total price paid=$2.49

number of products= 5 pounds

Step 2

put the values into the formula

$Unit\ rate = \frac{total\ price\ paid}{number\ of\ products}\\Unit\ rate = \frac{2.49}{5}\\Unit\ rate =0.498$

it means the unit rate is  $0.50 per pound

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