Question

Alan sells 52.8 ounces of lemonade for a total of $26.40.

Find the unit price in dollars per ounce.
If necessary, round your answer to the nearest cent.
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Answer 1

Unit price = $0.50 per ounce

Explanation:

In order to find the unit price in dollars per ounce, we can create two proportions relating price and volume and we'll allow d to represent the dollars:

$26.40 / 52.8 oz = $d / 1 oz

26.40 / 52.8 = d

0.50 = d

Thus, the unit price is $0.50 per ounce (you can also write it as $0.50/oz where the / essentially represents the per).