Question

Apples are on sale at four different grocery stores. Which store offers the lowest unit rate for apples, in dollars per pound? $4.50 • McCoy's: 5 pounds $ • Greenland : 1 pound • Eat Smart $3.00 2 pounds • Mother Nature: $0.95/pound A. McCoy's O B. Eat Smart C. Mother Nature D. Greenland

Answer 1

to find the unit ratio for each of the stores we need to do the division between them.

Mc'coys

$\frac{4.50}{5}=0.9\text{dollars}/\text{pound}$

Greenland

$\frac{1/5}{1/4}=0.8\text{dollars}/\text{pound}$

Eatsmart

$\frac{3}{2}=1.5\text{dollars}/\text{pound}$

Mother Nature

$0.95\text{dollars}/\text{pound}$

this means thats the greenland store offers the lowest unit rate for apples