Question

Bananas are on sale at four different grocery stores. Which store offers the lowest unit rate for bananas, in dollars per pound?

• Food Queen: $3.60 ---------- 6 pounds
• Grocery Smart: $1-4 ---------- 1-2 pounds
• Fresh Farm: $3.00 ----------- 4 pounds
• Local Eats: $0.49/pound

a. Grocery Smart
b. Local Eats
c. Fresh Farm
d. Food Queen

Answer 1

b.Local Eats offers the lowest unit rate for bananas at $0.49 per pound, making it the most cost-effective option compared to other stores.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks which store offers the lowest unit rate for bananas, in dollars per pound. To determine the unit rate, we need to divide the total cost by the number of pounds of bananas at each store. Here's how to calculate the unit rate for each store:

• Food Queen: $3.60 / 6 pounds = $0.60 per pound
• Grocery Smart: ($1-4)/(1-2) pounds = $0.50 per pound
• Fresh Farm: $3.00 / 4 pounds = $0.75 per pound
• Local Eats: $0.49 per pound (already given as the unit rate)

Comparing these unit rates, Local Eats offers the lowest unit rate at $0.49 per pound, which makes option b. Local Eats the correct answer.