Question

At Acme, pumpkins are on sale for 6 lbs for $12. At Shoprite, pumpkins are 3 lbs for $6. Find the unit rate and determine which store has the better deal.

a) Acme: $2 per lb, Shoprite: $2 per lb

b) Acme: $2 per lb, Shoprite: $1 per lb

c) Acme: $1 per lb, Shoprite: $2 per lb

d) Acme: $1 per lb, Shoprite: $1 per lb

Answer 1

Both Acme and Shoprite sell pumpkins for $2 per lb, so neither store has a better deal than the other.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the unit rate for each store, we need to calculate how much one pound of pumpkin costs at each store.

For Acme: 6 lbs for $12, so 1 lb costs $12/6 = $2.

For Shoprite: 3 lbs for $6, so 1 lb costs $6/3 = $2.

Therefore, both stores have a unit rate of $2 per lb. They have the same unit rate, so neither store has a better deal than the other.