Question

Julie‘s mom paid 2.70$ for 5 pounds of bananas. Mario's mom paid 2.60$ for 4 pounds of bananas. Write a division equation for each banana purchase, and then decide which store had the better banana price.

Answer 1

The store Julie's mom goes to has a better price.

Explanation:

Answer 2

The store Julie's mom goes to has a better price.

Explanation:

You would take the price and divide it by the number of pounds. $/lbs

Julies mom: 2.70/5 = 54 cents per lbs

Mario's mom: 2.60/4 = 65 cents per lbs