Question

Find the unit price and then decide which is a better buy. These prices were obtained from actual foods. Round the unit prices to three decimal places if necessary.

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

The computation of the unit price is shown below:

The First one is 20 ounce i.e. for 1.50 dollars.

Therefore for one ounce is

= 1.50 ÷ 20

= 0.075 dollars

The Second one is 24 ounce i.e. for 1.75 dollars.

Therefore for one ounce is

= 1.75 ÷ 24

= 0.0729 dollars

Thus, the second one is cheaper i.e. best buy