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A gallon of milk sells for $3.09 and a quart of milk sells for $0.80. Let's get this in terms of a common measurement for unit cost. Let's use gallons: 1 gallon = 4 quarts Gallon of milk $3.09 / gallon Quart of milk 0.80 / 0.25 gallons Multiply top and bottom by 4: $3.20 / gallon This means...

A grocery store sells a bag of six oranges for $2.34 if Nova spends $1.95 on oranges how many did she buy Unit cost is: 2.34/6 = 0.39 cents each Nova spent $1.95 $1.95/0.39 = 5 oranges

Kartek bought 86 pizzas for a school party. If there are 516 people at his school, how much pizza should each person get? Setup unit slices: 86 pizzas / 516 people = 1/6 pizza per person

If 2 & 1/2 pounds of walnuts cost $2.50, how much do walnuts cost per pound? Calculate unit cost given that 2 & 1/2 = 2.5: 2.50 per pound / 2.5 pounds = $1 per pound

A pound-and-a-half of candy costs $1.65. Find the cost of one pound 1.65/1.5 = $1.10 per pound

3 tons of compost cost $3,600.00. What is the price per pound? 1 ton = 2000 pounds, so 3 tons is: 3 * 2000 = 6000 pounds Price per pound = Cost / Total pounds Price per pound = 3600 / 6000 Price per pound = $0.60 per pound

Karen wants to buy new shoes. There is a promotion for 3 pairs of sneakers for $450.75, how much would one pair of sneakers cost? Cost per sneaker = Total Cost / number of sneakers Cost per sneaker = 450.75/3 Cost per sneaker = 150.25

cereal is on sale for 3.60 for a 9-ounce box. what is the price per ounce? price per ounce = Total cost / ounces price per ounce = 3.60/9 price per ounce = $0.40

3.50 per pound. you bought 18.25 worth of strawberries The question asks for unit cost. Unit Cost = Total Cost / Total Quantity Unit Cost = 18.25 / 3.50 Unit Cost = 5.21

A pack of 12 tortillas cost $3.24. What is the price per tortilla? Price per tortilla = Total Cost / Total Tortillas Price per tortilla = $3.24/12 Price per tortilla = $0.27

3 quarts of oil is $6.99 how much is one quart of oil? $6.99 / 3 quarts Divide top and bottom by 3: $2.33 / 1 quart

Gina earns $68.75 for 5 hours of tutoring how much did she earn per minute 1 hour = 60 minutes 5 hours = 60 * 5 5 hours = 300 minutes Cost per minute = Earnings / Total Minutes 68.75/300 minutes 23 cents per minute

The total cost of 100 dresses is $1,500.00. The mark-up is estimated at 20% of the unit cost, the price of a single dress using the cost-plus method will be The phrase unit cost means price per one unit. Unit cost for one dress is: Price of dresses / Number of dresses 1500/100 15 Each dress...

you buy five tacos for$ 2.95. How much did each taco cost? $2.95/5 = $0.59 per taco

Stephanie spent $6.95 on these 12 chocolates. What was the cost of each chocolate? Give your answer to the nearest 5 cents $6.95/12 chocolates Divide top and bottom by 12 to get the cost per one chocolate: $6.95/12 = 0.58 cents per chocolate The problem asks us to round to the nearest 5...

A pack of 36 black sharp tip markers costs $34.49. What is the price of one marker? Set up unit cost: 34.49/36 = $0.96 per marker

You have saved $50 over the last two weeks and decide to treat yourself by buying some new clothes. You go to the store and find two shirts and three pairs of jeans you like. The two shirts are buy-one-get-one half off, at $22.35 each. The three pairs of jeans are buy-two-get-one-free, at...

Your 14 gallon tank was filled for $32.06. What was the cost per gallon? Cost per gallon = Total Cost / Gallons in Tank Cost per gallon = 32.06 / 14 Cost per gallon = 2.29

A painter rented a wallpaper steamer at 9 a.m. and returned it at 4 p.m. He paid a total of $28.84. What was the rental cost per hour? 9am to 4pm is 7 hours. Cost per hour = Total Cost / Hours Cost per hour = 28.84 / 7 Cost per hour = $4.12

Layla buys 2 1/2pounds of chocolate for 3.50 how much is she paying for a pound of chocolate? Using our mixed fraction converter, 2&1/2 = 5/2 Cost per pound = 3.50 / 5/2 pounds Dividing by 5/2 is the same as multiplying by the reciprocal 2/5: 3.50 * 2/5 7/5 $1.40 per pound