Question

A shopper paid $2.52 for 4.5 pounds of potatoes, $7.75 for 2.5 pounds of broccoli and $2.45 f0r 2.5 pounds of pears. What is the unit price of each item she bought?. Show your reasoning.

Answer 1

Unit rate refers to how much the buyer paid per unit. Let’s do the math:

$2.52 for 4.5 pounds of potatoes
Divide $2.52 by 4.5
The shopper paid 56 cents per pound of potatoes.
Now $7.75 spent for 2.5 pounds of broccoli.
Divide $7.75 by 2.5.
The shopper paid $3.10 for each pound of broccoli.
Last $2.45 for 2.5 pounds of pears.
The shopper will spend 98 cents per pounds of pears.
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