Question

A box of tangerines that weighs 5 pounds costs $4.25.
What is the cost per pound?

Answer 1

$0.85

Explanation:

Find the unit rate.

4.25/5=x/1

Solve for x. X= 4.25/5=0.85

So 1 lb of tangerines costs $0.85.

Answer 2

$0.85

Explanation:

$4.25 divided by 5 pounds equals $0.85 per pound.