Question

Organic milk costs $2.52 per half gallon. At this rate, how can the price of 4 gallons of organic milk be determined?

Answer 1

$2.52 x 8 (8 per half gallons is 4 gallons) = $20.16

Answer 2

Unit rate defined as the rate are expressed as a quantity 1 such as 2 meter per seconds or 5 kilometer per hour.

As per the statement:

Organic milk costs $2.52 per half gallon.

Unit rate per gallon =
`(2.52)/((1)/(2)) = 2.52 * 2 = \$5.04`

We have to find the price of 4 gallons of organic milk.

`\text{Cost for 4 gallons of organic milk} = \text{Unit rate per gallons} * 4`

Substitute the given values we have;

`\text{Cost for 4 gallons of organic milk} = 5.04 * 4 = \$ 20.16`

Therefore, the price of 4 gallon of organic milk be determined is $20.16