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Determine which product has the lower unit price: a 5-pound bag of sugar for $1.86 or a 12-pound bag of sugar for $4.45?
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Determine which product has the lower unit price: a 5-pound bag of sugar for $1.86 or a 12-pound bag of sugar for $4.45?

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The answer is a 12-pound bag that cost $4.45 because you divide 4.45 by 12 to find out how many it cost per pound to get $0.37083. While the 5-pound bag cost $0.372 per pound which is more. 
User Zankhna
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12 / 5 = 2.4
so

1.86 * 2.4 = 4.46
so at the same weight, the 5 pounder costs 1 cent more
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