Question

Gina needs to buy plastic forks. She has 36 forks for $1.54. What is the unit price?

a) $0.04
b) $0.05
c) $0.06
d) $0.07

Answer 1

a) 0.04

unit price refers to the cost of an individual item, in this case:

36 forks = 1.54

therefore, 1 fork = 1.54 ÷ 36 = $0.04 (2.d.p)

Answer 2

To find the unit price of plastic forks, divide the total cost by the number of forks.

Step-by-step explanation:

Gina needs to determine the unit price of plastic forks. To find the unit price, we simply divide the total cost by the number of forks. In this case, Gina has 36 forks for $1.54. When we divide $1.54 by 36, we get approximately $0.0428 per fork.

Although not one of the choices given, $0.0428 is closer to $0.04 when rounded to the nearest cent, so the correct answer is (a) $0.04.