Question

A 5-pound bag of dog food costs $11.25. What is the unit price of the dog food in dollars per pound?

Answer 1

Answer:

$2.25

Step-by-step explanation:

5 lbs = $11.25

The unit price in this context means the price of a 1-pound bag of dog food so you would divide $11.25 by 5:

$11.25 ÷ 5 = $2.25

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Answer:

2.25 ($) per pound

Step-by-step explanation:                                                                               11.25 /  5 = 2.25 per pound   Alternative workings we simply divide by 10  to find   11.25 / 10  = 1.125 then multiply by 2                                                      1.125 * 2  = 2.25 ($) per pound