Question

A sign in a bakery gives these options: • 12 cupcakes for $29 • 24 cupcakes for $56 • 50 cupcakes for $129 Find each unit price to the nearest cent, and show your reasoning.

Answer 1

a) $2.44 per cupcake

b) $2.33 per cupcake

c) $2.58 per cupcake

Explanation:

We are given the following in the question:

We have to calculate the unit price of the cupcakes.

Unit price =

`=\frac{\text{Total Cost}}{\text{Number of cupcakes}}`

12 cupcakes for $29

Unit price =

`=(29)/(12)=2.43\text{ Dollar per cupcake}`

24 cupcakes for $56

Unit price =

`=(56)/(24)=2.33\text{ Dollar per cupcake}`

50 cupcakes for $129

Unit price =

`=(129)/(50)=2.58\text{ Dollar per cupcake}`