Unit 2, Lesson 6
How Much for One?
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Answer each question and explain or show your reasoning. If you get stuck, consider drawing a double number line diagram.
Eight avocados cost \$4.
Twelve large bottles of water cost \$9.
A 10-pound sack of flour costs \$8.
Four bags of chips cost \$6.
At a used book sale, 5 books cost \$15.
Neon bracelets cost \$1 for 4.
The unit price is the price of 1 thing—for example, the price of 1 ticket, 1 slice of pizza, or 1 kilogram of peaches.
If 4 movie tickets cost \$28, then the unit price would be the cost per ticket. We can create a double number line to find the unit price.
This double number line shows that the cost for 1 ticket is \$7. We can also find the unit price by dividing, , or by multiplying, .
The unit price is the cost for 1 item or for 1 unit of measure.
For example, 10 feet of fencing costs \$150. The unit price is , or \$15 per foot.