Question

Scott paid $13.24 for a 3.41 pound bag of shrimp at one store. The following week, he paid $18.99 for a 4.96 pound bag at another store. Find the unit price for each bag. Then state which bag is better buy based off the unit price. Round your answers to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

Scott paid;

$13.24 for 3.41-pound bag of shrimp

This means,

`\begin{gathered} \text{ \$13.24=3.41pound} \\ 3.41\text{pound}=13.24 \\ \text{The unit price means the price of 1pound.} \\ 1\text{pound=}(13.24)/(3.41) \\ \text{Unit price= \$3.88 to the nearest tenth} \end{gathered}`

$18.99 for 4.96-pound bag of shrimp

This means,

`\begin{gathered} \text{ \$18.99=4.96pound} \\ 4.96\text{pound}=18.99 \\ \text{The unit price means the price of 1pound.} \\ 1\text{pound=}(18.99)/(4.96) \\ \text{Unit price= \$3.83 to the nearest tenth} \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the bag that is a better buy based on the unit price is the 4.96-pound because of the unit price which is lesser than the unit price for the 3.41-pound bag.

Thus, the 4.96-pound is a better buy.