Question

Which shows this price as a correct unit price? $3.60 for 4 watermelons.

Answer 1

Answer: 90 cents

Step-by-step explanation: Unit price means the cost per unit, in this case the cost per watermelon. Since we know that it costs $3.60 for 4 watermelons, to find the cost for 1 watermelon, we need to divide 4 into $3.60 or 4 into 3.60.

4 divides into 36 9 times and 9 x 4 is 36 so we put 36 and the 36 and subtract. Finally, we bring up the decimal point and put a zero in front of it to get 0.9 which means that each watermelon cost 90 cents.

So the unit price is 90 cents per watermelon.

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Answer 2

$0.90

Explanation:

You are solving for the price of one watermelon (a unit of watermelon).

What is given to you is the price of 4 watermelons, or $3.60. To solve, simply divide $3.60 with 4:

3.60/4 = 0.90

$0.90 is your answer.

Remember to add the hundredth place value (0), as money goes to the hundredth place value.

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