Question

A 5-lb bag of apples costs 4.50 and an 8-lb bag of the same type of apple costs 7.52. Greg found the unit price which is the contact of proportionality between cost and weight for each bag of apple.

Answer 1

$0.04 per pound is the correct answer

Explanation:

Answer 2

The unit price of 5-lb bag is less than the unit price of 8lb bag.

Explanation:

Consider the provided information.

We need to calculate the unite price,

It is given that A 5-lb bag of apples costs 4.50

Calculate the unit price as shown:

`(Cost)/(weight) =(4.50)/(5)`

We need the cost of 1 l b .

`(Cost)/(weight) =(4.50/5 )/(5/ 5)`

`(Cost)/(weight) =(0.90)/(1)`

So, the cost of 1lb of apple is $0.90.

8-lb bag of the same type of apple costs 7.52.

Calculate the unit price as shown:

`(Cost)/(weight) =(7.52)/(8)`

We need the cost of 1 l b .

`(Cost)/(weight) =(7.52/8 )/(8/ 8)`

`(Cost)/(weight) =(0.94)/(1)`

So, the cost of 1lb of apple is $0.94.

Therefore, the unit price of 5-lb bag is less than the unit price of 8lb bag.