Question

three and three-quarter pounds of bananas are sold for $2.25. determine the unit price of the bananas.

Answer 1

the unit price of the banana is $0.6

Explanation:

Unit rate defined as the rate are expressed as a quantity 1 such as 2 meter per seconds or 4 kilometer per hour.

As per the given statement:

three and three-quarter pounds of bananas are sold for $2.25

⇒ Weight of the banana =
`3(3)/(4) = (15)/(4)` pounds.

Cost of
`(15)/(4)` pounds of banana is $2.25

Then by definition of unit rate;

`\text{Unit rate per banana} = (2.25)/((15)/(4)) = 2.25 * (4)/(15)= 0.15 * 4 = 0.6`

therefore, the unit price of the banana is $0.6