A shopper paid $2.52 for 4.5 pounds of potatoes, $7.75 for 2.5 pounds of broccoli and $2.45 f0r 2.5 pounds of pears. What is the unit price of each item she bought?. Show your reasoning.
Unit rate refers to how much the buyer paid per unit. Let’s do the math:
$2.52 for 4.5 pounds of potatoes Divide $2.52 by 4.5 The shopper paid 56 cents per pound of potatoes. Now $7.75 spent for 2.5 pounds of broccoli. Divide $7.75 by 2.5. The shopper paid $3.10 for each pound of broccoli. Last $2.45 for 2.5 pounds of pears. The shopper will spend 98 cents per pounds of pears. Please vote my answer brainliest! Thanks.
