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What Is the Unit Rate for the following Price? 8 lbs of banana for $5.57​

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1.4 lbs per $ is the answer
User Asanka Sanjaya
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Answer: = 1.4 lbs per $

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a fraction equal to

8 lbs ÷ 5.57 $

We want a unit rate where

1 is in the denominator,

so we divide top and bottom by 5.57

8 lbs ÷ 5.57

5.57 $ ÷ 5.57

=

1.436266 lbs

1 $

=

1.436266 lbs

$

= 1.436266 lbs per $

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