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Using Unit Prices
Solve each problem.
A n s w e r s
1) A book store was selling 2 books for $15.86. Online the you could buy 7 books for $55.93.
Which place has a lower unit price?
book store
1.
book store = $7.93 , online = $7.99
$3.32
2.
2) A store had 3 packs of paper for $4.98. How much would it cost if you were to buy 2 packs?
1 pack = $1.66
vendor 1
3.
$11.76
4.
3) At a comic book convention vendor 1 was selling a set of 4 comics for $25.72. Vendor 2
was selling a set of 3 comics for $19.14. Which vendor has the higher unit price?
Brand A
5.
vendor 1 = $6.43 , vendor 2 = $6.38
$55.20
6.
4) At the baseball stadium the price for popcorn is $14.70 for 5 bags. If you wanted to buy 4
bags of popcorn, how much would it cost?
$7.20
7.
1 bag = $2.94
fingers
8.
5) At the store Brand A potato chips were $15.24 for 4 bags. Brand B potato chips were
$11.61 for 3 bags. Which brand has the cheaper price?
$8.68
9.
Brand A = $3.81 , Brand B = $3.87
green
10.
6) At the store beef jerky was $41.40 for 3 pounds. If you bought 4 pounds, how much would
it cost?
1 pound = $13.80
7) At a candy store you could get 2 giant lollipops for $2.40. How much would it cost to buy
6 lollipops?
1 lollipop = $1.20
8) A fast food restaurant had 7 boxes of chicken nuggets for $31.08. A competing restaurant
had 5 boxes of chicken fingers for $22.80. Which food has a higher unit price?
nuggets = $4.44 , fingers = $4.56
9) An ice company charged $3.72 for 3 bags of ice. If a convenience store bought 7 bags of
ice, how much would it have cost them?
1 bag = $1.24
10) A supermarket had bags of red grapes for $15.68 for 7. The also had bags of green grapes
priced at $13.62 for 6. Which type of grape is most expensive?
red = $2.24 , green = $2.27
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