Question

Ben needs to buy orange juice. He can buy 64 fl oz at the grocery store for $2.00, or he can buy 256 fl oz at the wholesale club for $7.50| a) Find the unit price for the grocery store orange juice. Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.| b) Find the unit price of the wholesale club orange juice. Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.| c) Where should ben buy orange juice ifhe wants the best deal? Explain.

Answer 1

2. unit price = $ ÷ oz 
a) 64 fl oz for $2 = 2/64 ≈ $0.031 per ounce 
b) 256 fl oz for $7.5 = 7.5/256 = $0.029 per ounce 
c) buy wholesale because 0.029 < 0.031 

3. unit rate means 1 for the miles 
3/10 in ÷ 7/8 mi 
= 12/35 inches per mile ...