Question

Sweet Treats sells candy by the

pound as shown in the table:


Oscar says the unit rate is $3.99 per pound of candy


Olivia says the unit rate is 7.98 per pound of candy


A. Oscar
B. Olivia

Why did you use this answer

Answer 1

The unit rate is 3.99 meaning Oscar is correct. The correct answer is A because if you divide the cost by the amount you will get 3.99. :)

Answer 2

Both Oscar and Olivia are correct in their statements about the unit rate, as they both calculated $3.99 per pound

Let's calculate the unit rate based on the information provided in the table. The unit rate is the cost per pound of candy.

To find the unit rate, we can divide the cost by the amount of candy purchased:

For 3 pounds of candy, the cost is $11.97. So, $11.97 ÷ 3 = $3.99 per pound.

For 5 pounds of candy, the cost is $19.95. So, $19.95 ÷ 5 = $3.99 per pound.

For 7 pounds of candy, the cost is $27.93. So, $27.93 ÷ 7 = $3.99 per pound.

For 9 pounds of candy, the cost is $35.91. So, $35.91 ÷ 9 = $3.99 per pound.

Both Oscar and Olivia's unit rates yield $3.99 per pound consistently across different quantities of candy purchased. Therefore, both Oscar and Olivia are correct in their statements about the unit rate, as they both calculated $3.99 per pound