Answer:
a) $2.75
b) $2.2
c) Second tomato option is better value option.
Step-by-step explanation:
First option to buy tomatoes = $2.75 per pound
Second option to buy tomatoes:
To buy a box which is a 5 pound box and the price is $11.
To find:
a) Unit price for the first tomato option.
b) Unit price for the second tomato option.
c) Better value option on the basis of price.
Solution:
Let the consider the unit here to be a pound.
So, we will find the price of tomato per pound to find the unit price of tomato.
a) Unit price of the first tomato option is : $2.75 per pound
b) Unit price of the second tomato option:
Price for 5 pounds = $11
Dividing both sides with 5 to find the price of 1 pound or unit price.
Price for = 1 pound =
c) To find the better value option, we can compare the unit prices of the two tomato options.
Here, we have the two tomato options with unit prices as:
$2.75 and $2.2
Second tomato option has a lower unit price, therefore, <em>second option</em> is better value option on the basis of price.