An 8-pound bag of apples costs $17.50 What is the unit price?

Answer 1

Unit price is such that 1 lb costs $2.19 to 2 decimal places

Consider the word 'unit' in unit price.

In this context we need the price of unit measurement apples. As the measurement for apples is in pounds we need to find the cost of 1 pound.

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Using ratio but in fractional form we have:

#("cost")/("weight") -> ($17.50)/(8lb)#
But we need the cost of #1lb# so we need to find a way of changing the 8 into 1. Divide 8 by 8 and you get 1.

In ratios, to maintain the correct proportion if I divide the bottom by 8 I must do the same to the top.

#("cost")/("weight") -> ($17.50)/(8lb)-=($17.50-:8)/(8lb-:8) = ($2.1875)/(1lb)#
The #-=# means equivalent to.
So the cost of #1lb# of apples is #$2.1875#
Rounding to 2 decimal places this is #$2.19#
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Answer 2

The unit price of the apples is $2.1875 per pound.

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