Harold bought 5 apples for $1.30. What is the unit price?

3 Answers
Sep 19, 2016

Unit price for apple is #26# cents or #$0.26#.

Explanation:

#5# apples cost #$1.30# or #100+30=130# cents

Hence, unit price for apple is #130/5=26# cents or #$0.26#.

Sep 19, 2016

$0.26

Explanation:

The #color(blue)"unit price"# means 'what is the cost of 1 apple'?

#5" apples"to$1.30#

To find the cost of 1 apple #color(blue)"divide by 5"#

#1" apple" to($1.30)/5=$0.26#

Sep 20, 2016

The relationship between the shortcut method and ratio.

#color(green)("The unit ( for 1 of them) price is $0.26")#

Explanation:

Express the ratio in fraction form.

#("cost")/("count") ->($1.30)/5#

But we need #" "("cost")/1#

#=>("cost")/1 -> ($1.30-:5)/(5-:5) = ($0.26)/1#

#"So the unit ( for 1 of them) price is $0.26"#