3 years ago

A grocery store sells a bag of 5 potatoes for $2. What is the unit cost if each potato in the bag

Mathematics

1 answer:

Dmitrij [34]3 years ago

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Answer:

Unit cost: $2.50 per potato

Step-by-step explanation:

Set up a proportion:

<h2><u>5 potatoes</u> = <u>x potatoes</u></h2><h2>2 dollars 1 dollar</h2><h2 />

cross multiply:

2x = 5

divide by 2 on both sides

x= 5/2 or 2.5

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