Question

Brooklyn bought 17 chicken wings for $28.90. What's the unit cost of one wing?

a) $1.50
b) $1.70
c) $1.80
d) $2.00

Answer 1

The unit cost of one chicken wing Brooklyn bought is b) $1.70.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the unit cost of one chicken wing, we need to divide the total cost of the chicken wings by the total number of chicken wings.

The total cost of the chicken wings is $28.90, and Brooklyn bought a total of 17 chicken wings.

The formula for calculating the unit cost (cost per wing) is:

Unit Cost = Total Cost / Total Number of Wings

Plugging in the numbers gives us:

Unit Cost = $28.90 / 17

Now, let's do the division to find the unit cost:

Unit Cost = $1.70 (rounded to the nearest cent)

Therefore, the unit cost of one chicken wing is approximately $1.70.

Among the options given (a) $1.50, (b) $1.70, (c) $1.80, and (d) $2.00, the closest to our calculated unit cost is option (b) $1.70. Hence, (b) $1.70 is the correct answer.