Question

Organic milk costs $2.52 per half gallon. At this rate, how can the price of 4 gallons of organic milk be determined?

Answer 1

$2.52 x 8 (8 per half gallons is 4 gallons) = $20.16

Answer 2

Answer:

Unit rate defined as the rate are expressed as a quantity 1 such as 2 meter per seconds or 5 kilometer per hour.

As per the statement:

Organic milk costs $2.52 per half gallon.

Unit rate per gallon = $\frac{2.52}{\frac{1}{2}} = 2.52 \times 2 = \ 5.04$

We have to find the price of 4 gallons of organic milk.

$\text{Cost for 4 gallons of organic milk} = \text{Unit rate per gallons} \times 4$

Substitute the given values we have;

$\text{Cost for 4 gallons of organic milk} = 5.04 \times 4 = \ 20.16$

Therefore, the price of 4 gallon of organic milk be determined is $20.16