Question

Write 5 pounds for $2.49 as a unit rate. round to the nearest hundreth

Answer 1

the answer is 2
.01 (i think)

Answer 2

$0.50 per pound

Explanation:

Hello

the unit rate is the price that you pay for a unit of product, in this case the unit product is the once.

it can be calculated by

`Unit\ rate = (total\ price\ paid)/(number\ of\ products) \\`

Step 1

Let

total price paid=$2.49

number of products= 5 pounds

Step 2

put the values into the formula

`Unit\ rate = (total\ price\ paid)/(number\ of\ products)\\Unit\ rate = (2.49)/(5)\\Unit\ rate =0.498`

it means the unit rate is $0.50 per pound

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