Question

Sam buys 3 pounds of apples for $6. What is the unit rate?

Answer 1

Answer: 1 pound per $2

Step-by-step explanation:

Imagine this problem as a ratio:

Pounds : Dollars

3 : 6

To simplify this ratio, we see that a common divisor(in fact the only common divisor) is 3.

3/3 : 6/3

1 : 2

Therefore, we get 1 pound per $2