Question

Scale down the rate to determine each unit rate.

$48 over 4 pounds

Answer 1

The GCF of 48 and 4 is 4

Answer 2

So divide each component by the GCF 4 to find the unit rate

Answer 3

Thanks so much(:

Answer 4

yw, tell me what you get

Answer 5

I have No idea haha

Answer 6

that's ok

Answer 7

Divide 48 by 4 to get 12 (notice how 12*4 = 48)

Divide 4 by 4 to get 1

So

$48 over 4 pounds

becomes

$12 over 1 pound

which is the same as saying "12 dollars per pound"

Answer 8

Thanks so friggen much(:

Answer 9

So this is a useful super-market problem

glad to be of help