Question

write each unit price. Round your answer to the nearest penny. 1) 5 pounds of potatoes for $ 1.49 __________2) 12 eggs for 1.09___________

Answer 1

$\begin{gathered} 5\text{ pounds of potatoes = \ }1.49 \\ 1\text{ pounds of potatoes = ?} \\ \text{cross multiply} \\ \text{unit price=}\frac{1.49}{5}=\text{ \ }0.298\approx\text{ \ 0.30} \end{gathered}$$\begin{gathered} 12\text{ eggs= \ 1.09} \\ 1\text{ egg = ?} \\ \text{cross multiply} \\ \text{unit price=}\frac{1.09}{12}=\text{ }0.09083333333\approx\text{ \ 0.09} \end{gathered}$