Question

use unit rates to determine the better buy and provide the unit price for your answer. round your answer to the nearest hundredth, if necessary. $29.38 for 30 packs of a gum $19.24 for 20 packs of gum

Answer 1

Given:

The price for the pack of gum is as,

$29.38 for 30 packs of a gum

$19.24 for 20 packs of gum

Explanation:

Determine the unit rate of a pack of gum for price slab $29.38 for 30 packs of a gum.

$\begin{gathered} \frac{29.38}{30}=0.97933 \\ \approx0.98 \end{gathered}$

Determine the unit rate of a pack of gum for the price slab $19.24 for 20 packs of gum.

$\begin{gathered} \frac{19.24}{20}=0.962 \\ \approx0.96 \end{gathered}$

The unit rate for price slab $19.24 for 20 packs of gum is less as compare to price slab $29.38 for 30 packs of a gum. So price slab